essexite


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essexite

[′e·sik‚sīt]
(petrology)
A rock of igneous origin composed principally of plagioclase hornblende, biotite, and titanaugite.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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