miaskite

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noun

A granitoid rock containing biotite and elaeolite, a kind of nepheline syenite.

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Meanings

nounmiaskite (countable and uncountable, plural miaskites)

plural miaskites · alternative miascite

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA granitoid rock containing biotite and elaeolite, a kind of nepheline syenite.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:miaskite.

Origin

From Miask, an alternate name for Miass in the Urals, -ite.

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APA

miaskite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miaskite

MLA

“miaskite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miaskite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miaskite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miaskite.

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