nephelinite

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noun

A darkish, finely crystalline rock of volcanic origin, being a mixture of nepheline and pyroxene

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Meanings

nounnephelinite (countable and uncountable, plural nephelinites)

plural nephelinites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA darkish, finely crystalline rock of volcanic origin, being a mixture of nepheline and pyroxene

Origin

From nepheline + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish nefeliniitti
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French néphélinite
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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