"essexite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: essexites [plural]
Etymology: Essex + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Essex|ite}} Essex + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} essexite (countable and uncountable, plural essexites)
  1. (petrology) A form of silica-undersaturated pyroxene gabbro, containing nepheline and orthoclase as essential constituents. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Petrology Derived forms: essexitic

Inflected forms

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