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单词 napoleonite
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napoleoniten.

Brit. /nəˈpəʊlɪənʌɪt/, U.S. /nəˈpoʊliəˌnaɪt/, /nəˈpoʊljəˌnaɪt/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Napoléon , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of Napoléon Bonaparte (see Napoleon n.2) + -ite suffix1.With sense 2 compare French napoléonite (1868 in Littré).
1. Mineralogy. Orthoclase. Now historical.
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1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 291 Felspar..: moonstone, napoleonite, necronite.
1877 H. Watts Dict. Chem. (new ed.) IV. 24 Napoleonite, syn. with orthoclase.
1993 A. M. Clark Hey's Mineral Index (ed. 3) 482/1 Napoleonite, syn. of orthoclase... The same name was later applied to the orbicular diorite (or corsite) of Corsica.
2. Geology. = corsite n. Now rare.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [noun] > plutonic rocks > other plutonics
dunite1859
napoleonite1866
corsite1876
tonalite1879
trout-stone1892
granodiorite1893
adamellite1896
syenodiorite1917
microdiorite1920
trondhjemite1922
1866 P. H. Lawrence tr. B. von Cotta Rocks Classified ii. i. 155 Orbicular Diorite, or Napoleonite... It occurs very characteristically and beautifully near Sautina and Ajaccio, in Corsica.
1876 A. H. Green Geol. for Students: Physical Geol. 65 Corsite or Napoleonite..is a granular mixture of Anorthite, Hornblende, and a little quartz.
1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 395 An amphibole granite having a beautiful spherulitic structure not inferior to that of the well known ‘napoleonite’ or ‘corsite’.
1957 Encycl. Brit. VII. 401/1 The orbicular diorite of Corsica (also called ‘napoleonite’ or ‘corsite’).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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