different between phaneritic vs dunite

English

Etymology

See phanerite.

Adjective

phaneritic (comparative more phaneritic, superlative most phaneritic)

1. (geology, mineralogy) Of an igneous rock, having mineral grains large enough to see with the unaided eye.

Antonyms

• aphanitic

English

Etymology

Named after Dun Mountain near Nelson, New Zealand, +? -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?du?na?t/, /?d?na?t/

Noun

dunite (countable and uncountable, plural dunites)

1. A type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.

Translations

Anagrams

• United, unedit, united, untied

Italian

Etymology

Named after the Dun Mountain near the city of Nelson in New Zealand's South Island.
Derived from Dun +? -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du?ni.te/
• Hyphenation: du?nì?te

Noun

dunite f (plural duniti)

1. (petrology) dunite

Further reading

• dunite on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

References

• dunite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• dunite in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti