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cornubianite

cornubianite noun: a dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.

Noun

cornubianite (countable and uncountable, plural cornubianites)

  1. A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.
    • Thus Dr. Boase (1) proposed the terms cornubianite and proteolite for certain varieties of rock occurring near the junctions of the sedimentary rocks and the granite.1888, Jethro Justinian Harms Teall, British Petrography: With Special Reference to the Igneous Rocks

Forms of cornubianite

pluralcornubianites

Origin of cornubianite

From Cornubian + -ite.

Questions about cornubianite

What does cornubianite mean?
Cornubianite means a dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.
What part of speech is cornubianite?
Cornubianite is a noun.
What is the plural of cornubianite?
The plural of cornubianite is cornubianites.

Words near cornubianite in the dictionary

  1. cornual
  2. cornuate
  3. cornuated
  4. Cornubia
  5. Cornubian
  6. cornubianite
  7. cornubianites
  8. cornubite
  9. cornucopia
  10. cornucopia machine
  11. cornucopia machines

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