"shoshonite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shoshonites [plural]
Etymology: From Shoshone + -ite (named for the Shoshone River in Wyoming). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Shoshone|ite}} Shoshone + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} shoshonite (plural shoshonites)
  1. (geology) A form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium Wikipedia link: shoshonite Categories (topical): Geology

Inflected forms

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