borolanite

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noun

A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite

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Meanings

nounborolanite (countable and uncountable, plural borolanites)

plural borolanites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite

Origin

Named after the Borralan Igneous Complex (Loch Borralan Complex) in northwest Scotland (from Loch Borolan, an old spelling of the name of the loch).

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APA

borolanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borolanite

MLA

“borolanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borolanite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borolanite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borolanite.

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