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English
Etymology
From Uncompahgre + -ite.
Noun
uncompahgrite (countable and uncountable, plural uncompahgrites)
- (mineralogy) A coarse-grained melilitic rock containing more than 10% pyroxene.
References
- Esper S. Larsen, E. A. Goranson, The deuteric and later alterations of the uncompahgrite of Iron Hill, Colorado, in American Mineralogist (1932) 17 (7): 343–356.
Further reading
- Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.