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nevadite Min.|nɪˈvɑːdaɪt|
[f. Nevada, one of the United States + -ite1.]
A variety of rhyolite, having a resemblance to granite.
1883Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XXVI. 231 Baron von Richthofen..mentions the locality as a typical one for a variety of rhyolite which he named nevadite. 1884Ibid. XXVII. 462 Both nevadite and liparite possess the porphyritic structure. 1888Teall Brit. Petrogr. 75 The typical nevadites, however, are not granitic, but trachytic in texture. |
