Definitions
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- noun (Min.) A granitoid rock containing feldspar, biotite, elæolite, and sodalite.
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- noun mineralogy A
granitoid rock containingfeldspar ,biotite , elæolite, andsodalite .
Etymologies
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Named from Miask, in the Ural Mountains. See -ite.
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The nepheline contained in basalt reminds the geognosist both of the miascite of the Ilmen
COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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