kersantiten.
/ˈkəːsəntʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A fine-grained porphyritic compound of oligoclase and mica, containing also hornblende and quartz.
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kersanton1862
kersantite1868
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hedrumite1896
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spessartite1908
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1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 348 Oligoclase..occurs..in a micaceous dioryte (called kersantyte) at Visembach in the Vosges.
1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks xii. 239 Kersantite differs mainly from kersanton in containing more or less hornblende.
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