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Amherst + -ite, after Amherst County.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A medium-grained equigranular rock with anhedral consertal fabric, composed of andesine antiperthite with enclosed orthoclase. Full definition →
Amherst + -ite, after Amherst County.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.