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Definition of Tephrites
1. tephrite [n] - See also: tephrite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tephrites
Literary usage of Tephrites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks by Lazarus Fletcher (1898)
"... or basanites % according as olivine is absent or present: the tephrites thus
corresponding to basalts, and the basanites to olivine-basalts. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"17 2 48 4.21 1.06 — 101.16 38.33 1.01 .93 15.26 6.36 5.99 14.52 9.78 1.53 3.47
2.54 0.12 = 100.84 The tephrites are phonolitic and basaltic ..."
3. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks and Guide to the Museum Collection by Lazarus Fletcher (1895)
"... are constituents, have been designated tephrites* or ... f according as olivine
is absent or present : the tephrites thus corresponding to basalts, ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The tephrites differ from the basanites in the absence of ... and tephrites are
rather closely linked to the ... and rich in soda in some tephrites and ..."
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