miagiten.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪədʒʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪəˌdʒaɪt/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Miage , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < Miage, the name of a glacier near Mont Blanc where the rock was first discovered by H. B. de Saussure + -ite suffix¹ (see quots. 1811¹, 1811²).

Geology. rare.

An orbicular gabbro. Cf. corsite n.

ΚΠ

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 63 Miagite. The rock is generally considered as the most beautiful which has yet been discovered..it consists of concentric but irregular circles of white felspar and black siderite, disposed in broad or narrow lines.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 68 It was thought advisable..to term it Miagite, from the place where it was discovered by Saussure.

1937 A. Johannsen Descriptive Petrogr. Igneous Rocks III. 232 Pinkerton suggested the name miagite for this rock..long before its discovery on Corsica.

1983 S. I. Tomkeieff et al. Dict. Petrol. 359/2 Miagite, an orbicular variety of hornblende–gabbro similar in appearance to corsite. This rock was first described by De Saussure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miagite
释义	miagiten. Brit. /ˈmʌɪədʒʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmaɪəˌdʒaɪt/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Miage , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < Miage, the name of a glacier near Mont Blanc where the rock was first discovered by H. B. de Saussure + -ite suffix¹ (see quots. 1811¹, 1811²). Geology. rare. An orbicular gabbro. Cf. corsite n. ΚΠ 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 63 Miagite. The rock is generally considered as the most beautiful which has yet been discovered..it consists of concentric but irregular circles of white felspar and black siderite, disposed in broad or narrow lines. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 68 It was thought advisable..to term it Miagite, from the place where it was discovered by Saussure. 1937 A. Johannsen Descriptive Petrogr. Igneous Rocks III. 232 Pinkerton suggested the name miagite for this rock..long before its discovery on Corsica. 1983 S. I. Tomkeieff et al. Dict. Petrol. 359/2 Miagite, an orbicular variety of hornblende–gabbro similar in appearance to corsite. This rock was first described by De Saussure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1811
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