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单词 heronite
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heroniten.

Brit. /ˈhɛrənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈhɛrəˌnaɪt/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Heron , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of Heron Bay, a bay on Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada, where the mineral was first found + -ite suffix1.
Geology. Now rare.
A dark-coloured igneous rock of the phonolite group containing orthoclase, labradorite, aegirine, etc., in a matrix of analcime.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [noun] > other igneous
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1899 A. P. Coleman in Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 7 436 It will probably be wise to give it a separate name, and Heronite, from the name of the locality where it occurs, is suggested as suitable.
1920 F. W. Clarke Data Geochem. (ed. 4) x. 366 The extreme case of an analcite rock..is the heronite from Heron Bay, Lake Superior, described by A. P. Coleman.
1983 S. I. Tomkeieff et al. Dict. Petrol. 250/1 Heronite..is probably an altered tinguaite.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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