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ankaratrite

noun
an·​ka·​ra·​trite | \ -ä‧ˌtrÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of ankaratrite

: a melanocratic nephelite-basalt containing some feldspar, phenocrysts of olivine, microlites of titanaugite, and from 10 to 15 percent nephelite

First Known Use of ankaratrite

1916, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ankaratrite

French ankaratrite, from Ankaratra mountains, Madagascar, its locality + French -ite

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