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amherstite

amherstite noun: a medium-grained equigranular rock with anhedral consertal fabric, composed of andesine antiperthite with enclosed orthoclase.

Noun

amherstite (uncountable)

  1. A medium-grained equigranular rock with anhedral consertal fabric, composed of andesine antiperthite with enclosed orthoclase.

Origin of amherstite

Amherst + -ite, after Amherst County.

Questions about amherstite

What does amherstite mean?
Amherstite means a medium-grained equigranular rock with anhedral consertal fabric, composed of andesine antiperthite with enclosed orthoclase.
What part of speech is amherstite?
Amherstite is a noun.

Words near amherstite in the dictionary

  1. Amherst pheasant
  2. Amherst pheasants
  3. Amherstburg
  4. Amherstian
  5. Amherstians
  6. amherstite
  7. Amherstonian
  8. Amherstonians
  9. Amhersts
  10. amhoretz
  11. AMHS

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