monzonite

English

A piece of monzonite

Etymology

From Monzoni in the Italian Tyrol, +‎ -ite.

Noun

monzonite (countable and uncountable, plural monzonites)

1. (geology) An intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase and orthoclase
   • 2015, N. K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season, Orbit (2016), page 277:

     Crumbling silvery stone beneath her hand and in front of her face: monzonite, maybe, or one of the lesser schists.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: monzonit (pl) m, adamellit (pl) m