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anabohitsite

noun
an·​a·​bo·​hit·​site | \ ˌanəbōˈhitˌsīt\
plural -s

Definition of anabohitsite

: a variety of olivine-pyroxenite rock containing hypersthene, hornblende, and about 30 percent of ilmenite and magnetite

First Known Use of anabohitsite

circa 1920, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for anabohitsite

French anabohitsite, from Anabohitsy, Madagascar, its locality + French -ite

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