Meanings
nouncharnockite (countable and uncountable, plural charnockites)
plural charnockites
- countableuncountablechemistryAn orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
Geologically, the EG consist of charnockite with minor bands of pyroxin granulate and magnetite quartzite.
2016 January 27, “Critical Analysis of Forest Degradation in the Southern Eastern Ghats of India: Comparison of Satellite Imagery and Soil Quality Index”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Origin
From Charnock + -ite, after Job Charnock, whose tombstone was made out of it.
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APA
charnockite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charnockite
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“charnockite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charnockite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charnockite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charnockite.
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