tephrite

American

[tef-rahyt] / ˈtɛf raɪt /

noun

Petrography.

a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite.

tephrite British

/ ˈtɛfraɪt, tɪˈfrɪtɪk /

noun

a variety of basalt containing plagioclase, augite, and a feldspathoid, commonly nepheline, or leucite

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Other Word Forms

tephritic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of tephrite

1875–80; < Greek tephr ( ós ) ash-colored + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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Teph′ritoid, a variety of tephrite; Tephi′roite, a reddish silicate of manganese.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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