Meanings
nounmonzonite (countable and uncountable, plural monzonites)
plural monzonites
- countableuncountablegeographyAn intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase and orthoclase.
Crumbling silvery stone beneath her hand and in front of her face: monzonite, maybe, or one of the lesser schists.
2015, N. K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season, Orbit (2016), page 277
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Origin
From Monzoni in the Italian Tyrol, + -ite.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish monzonit, adamellit
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- adamellitTranslations
Russian монцонит
- монцонит (monconit)Translations
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