adakite
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Adak Island in Alaska, from "adaq" in Aleut language, meaning "father".
Noun
[edit]adakite (plural adakites)
- (geology) A kind of volcanic rock, of intermediate to felsic composition, with high strontium to yttrium ratio, and enriched in light rare earth elements compared with the heavy rare earths