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boninite [′bän·ə‚nīt]

(petrology)

An andesitic rock that contains much glass and abundant phenocrysts of bronzite and less of olivine and augite.

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No references found			2003), and some komatiitic basalts that resemble boninites. Igneous rock associations 10. Komatiites by Dostal, Jaroslav / Geoscience Canada Swarms of these dikes are exposed in the Bonin Islands, and one lava type from this environment, boninite, was named for the islands. Island arcs, deep-sea trenches, and back-arc basins by Taylor, Brian / Oceanus This area hosts a band of low titanium tholeiite and boninite mafic volcanic rocks believed to have been emplaced in high heat flow rifting environments, important for the formation of massive sulphide deposits. Beaufield Gets Positive Exploration Results in Falconbridge Beaufield ... by Business Wire			Bongo, Albert-Bernard Bongo, Omar Bonham State Park Bonheur, Rosa Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Bonhomme, Jacques Boniak Bonichi, Gino Boniface Boniface IX Boniface VIII Boniface, Saint Boniface, St. Bonifacio Bonifacio, Andres Bonifácio, José Bonifatii Kedrov Bonifatii Mikhailovich Kedrov Bonification Bonin Islands Böning effect boning in Bonington Bonington, Richard Parkes boninite Bonior, David Bonistika bonito Bonivard, Francois Bonivard, François Bonivard, François de Bonjour bonk/oif Bonn Bonn Convention Bonn, University of bonnacon Bonnard Bonnard, Andre Bonnard, André Bonnard, Pierre Bonnard, Sylvestre Bonnat, Léon Joseph Florentin bonnaz Bonne projection Bonnefoy, Yves Bonner County Bonner, J. T. Bonner, James Bonner, John			Bonin Bonin Bonin and Volcano islands Bonin and Volcano islands Bonin Islands Bonin Islands Bonine Bonine boniness boniness boniness boning boning boning boning boning boning beef boning beef boning beef Böning effect boning in boning knife boning up on boning up on boning up on Bonington Bonington Bonington, Chris Bonington, Chris Bonington, Richard Parkes boninite Bonins Bonins Bonior, David BONIS BONIS Bonis Bomum, Malis Malum Bonis non amovendis bonism Bönism Bonistika Bonita Bonita Bonita High School Bonita Home Inspection Services Bonita House, Inc. Bonita Springs Charter School Bonita Springs, Florida Bonita Village Band Bonita Vista Middle School Bonitary bonito bonito bonito bonito shark bonitos bonitos Boniva Boniva Injection Bonivard Bonivard, Francois

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