rapakivi

noun
ra·​pa·​ki·​vi | \ ¦räpəˈkēvē\
plural -s

Definition of rapakivi

: a coarse red granite quarried in Finland having curious ovoid ringed feldspars composed of central cores of orthoclase surrounded by a shell of oligoclase and being much used for building in northern Russia

History and Etymology for rapakivi

Finnish, from rapa dregs, mud, gravel + kivi stone, rock

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