Recent Examples on the WebErik Rintamaki is credited with finding the sodalite-rich syenite rocks in 2017 on a Lake Superior beach near Brimley.—USA TODAY, 15 July 2019
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Word History
Etymology
Latin Syenites (lapis) stone of Syene, from Syene, ancient city in Egypt
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