amherstite

noun

am·​herst·​ite

ˈamərˌstīt

plural -s

: a plutonic syenodiorite rock whose feldspar is andesine-antiperthite

Word History

Etymology

Amherst county, Virginia, its locality + English -ite

First Known Use

circa 1913, in the meaning defined above

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