"tonalite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tonalites [plural]
Etymology: Tonale + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tonalite (countable and uncountable, plural tonalites)
  1. (geology) An igneous, plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tonalite-en-noun-Z2smqx6f Categories (other): Geology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rocks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Rocks: 67 33 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (geology, dated) Quartz diorite. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tonalite-en-noun-ZpT-nuY- Categories (other): Geology Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite

Inflected forms

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