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foyaite

noun
foya·ite | \ ˈfȯi(y)əˌīt , ˈfōyə- \
plural -s

Definition of foyaite 

1 : a coarse-grained hornblende-nepheline-syenite rock

2 : a nephelite-syenite rock with trachytoid texture

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Other words from foyaite

foyaitic \¦⸗⸗¦itik \ adjective

History and Etymology for foyaite

German foyait, from Foya (La Foia), mountain in Algarve province, Portugal + German -it -ite

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