shoshonite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Shoshone + -ite (named for the Shoshone River in Wyoming).
Noun
[edit]shoshonite (plural shoshonites)
- (geology) A form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium
From Shoshone + -ite (named for the Shoshone River in Wyoming).
shoshonite (plural shoshonites)