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cornubianites

cornubianites is the plural of cornubianite.

Meaning of cornubianite

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

Questions about cornubianites

What is cornubianites the plural of?
Cornubianites is the plural of cornubianite.

Words near cornubianites in the dictionary

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

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