sanukite

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noun

An andesite characterized by orthopyroxene as the mafic mineral, andesine as the plagioclase, and a glassy groundmass.

OriginJapanese 讃岐 →
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Meanings

nounsanukite (countable and uncountable, plural sanukites)

plural sanukites

  1. countableuncountableAn andesite characterized by orthopyroxene as the mafic mineral, andesine as the plagioclase, and a glassy groundmass.

Origin

  1. Japanese讃岐
  2. Englishsanukite

From Japanese 讃岐 (さぬき) (sanuki), a place in Kagawa, Japan, where the material is found, and -ite.

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Anagrams

Sunakite
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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