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aschaffite
noun
aschaf·fite
\əˈshaˌfīt\
Definition of aschaffite
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: a lamprophyric dike rock that is related to the quartz-diorites and contains phenocrysts of quartz, plagioclase, and biotite
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Origin and Etymology of aschaffite
German aschaffit, from Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany, its locality + German -it -ite
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