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blairmorite

blairmorite noun: a very rare porphyritic volcanic rock characterized by dominant analcime phenocrysts in a matrix of analcime, sanidine and alkalic pyroxene with accessory titanite, melanite and nepheline.

Noun

blairmorite (uncountable)

  1. A very rare porphyritic volcanic rock characterized by dominant analcime phenocrysts in a matrix of analcime, sanidine and alkalic pyroxene with accessory titanite, melanite and nepheline.

Origin of blairmorite

Blairmore + -ite, after the community of Blairmore in southwestern Alberta, Canada.

Questions about blairmorite

What does blairmorite mean?
Blairmorite means a very rare porphyritic volcanic rock characterized by dominant analcime phenocrysts in a matrix of analcime, sanidine and alkalic pyroxene with accessory titanite, melanite and nepheline.
What part of speech is blairmorite?
Blairmorite is a noun.

Words near blairmorite in the dictionary

  1. Blairista
  2. Blairistas
  3. Blairite
  4. Blairites
  5. Blairlogie
  6. blairmorite
  7. Blairmount
  8. Blairsden
  9. Blairstown
  10. Blairsville
  11. Blais

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