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alboranite

noun
al·​bo·​ran·​ite | \ ËŒal-bÉ™-ˈra-ËŒnÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of alboranite

: a hypersthene-basalt having a porphyritic texture and containing phenocrysts of labradorite but no olivine

First Known Use of alboranite

1908, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alboranite

German alboranit, from Alborán island, Spain, its locality + German -it, -ite

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