carbonatite

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noun

Any intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals

OriginEnglish carbonate ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

nouncarbonatite (countable and uncountable, plural carbonatites)

plural carbonatites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyAny intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. Englishcarbonate
  6. Englishcarbonatite

From carbonate + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish karbonatiitti
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APA

carbonatite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonatite

MLA

“carbonatite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonatite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbonatite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonatite.

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