cornubianite

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cornubian +‎ -ite

Noun[edit]

cornubianite (countable and uncountable, plural cornubianites)

(mineralogy) A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.
- 1888, Jethro Justinian Harms Teall, British Petrography: With Special Reference to the Igneous Rocks:
  Thus Dr. Boase (1) proposed the terms cornubianite and proteolite for certain varieties of rock occurring near the junctions of the sedimentary rocks and the granite.

Descendants[edit]

→ Catalan: cornubianita
→ Italian: cornubianite

Anagrams[edit]

reincubation

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=cornubianite&oldid=69151899"