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From Shoshone + -ite (named for the Shoshone River in Wyoming).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shoshonite
Today it means: A form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium Full definition →
Today it means: A form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium Full definition →
From Shoshone + -ite (named for the Shoshone River in Wyoming).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.