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tephrite

/tef-rahyt/US // ˈtɛf raɪt //UK // (ˈtɛfraɪt) //

闪闪发光,闪闪发亮,闪闪发亮的光芒

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Petrography.

    • : a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite.

Examples

  • Teph′ritoid, a variety of tephrite; Tephi′roite, a reddish silicate of manganese.

  • Tephrite, tef′rīt, n. a name applied to certain modern volcanic rocks.