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luxulianite

/ lʌkˈsuːljəˌnaɪt /

noun

  1. a rare variety of granite containing tourmaline embedded in quartz and feldspar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of luxulianite1

C19: named after Luxulyan, a village in Cornwall near which it was first found

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