Hypersthenite
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hypersthenite is a noun meaning (mineralogy) A more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.
Meaning
(mineralogy) A more or less coarsely crystalline igneous rock, allied to gabbro; an aggregate of labradorite (feldspar) and hypersthene, of plutonic origin.
Word Forms
- hypersthenites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyperite, hypersthene, bronzitite, hardystonite, norite, clinohypersthene.
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