euphotiden.
/juːˈfəʊtʌɪd/ Geology.
‘A crystalline rock consisting essentially of Labrador felspar and diallage, with subordinate intermixtures of hornblende and augite’ (Page). Called also gabbro n. Also attributive.
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1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xxi. 301 The secondary formations..are pierced by syenitic and euphotide rocks.
1865 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. 750.
1879 Spectator 21 June 785 Blocks of diorite, of serpentine, and of euphotide.
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