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sy·e·nite
/ˈsaɪəˌnaɪt/
黑花崗石
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sy·e·nite
n.
Min.
(a)
Orig
.,
a
rock
composed
of
quartz
,
hornblende
,
and
feldspar
,
anciently
quarried
at
Syene
,
in
Upper
Egypt
,
and
now
called
granite
.
(b)
A
granular
,
crystalline
,
ingeous
rock
composed
of
orthoclase
and
hornblende
,
the
latter
often
replaced
or
accompanied
by
pyroxene
or
mica
.
Syenite
sometimes
contains
nephelite
(
elaeolite
)
or
leucite
,
and
is
then
called
nephelite (elaeolite) syenite
or
leucite syenite
.
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