monzoniticadj.
/ˌmɒnzəˈnɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɔnzəˈnɪdɪk/ Geology.
Relating to, of the nature of, or containing monzonite (monzonite n. 2).
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aplitic1877
alkalic1902
monzonitic1909
essexitic1927
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. 827/1 Monzonitic, In petrog., having the composition of monzonite.
1910 Bull. Virginia Univ. Philos. Soc. 1 1 (heading) Intermediate (quartz monzonitic) character of the central and western Appalachian granites.
1932 F. F. Grout Petrogr. & Petrol. 85 The plagioclase of monzonites crystallized before orthoclase, and the resulting mixture of euhedral and anhedral crystals is the typical ‘monzonitic’ texture.
1974 W. C. Luth in H. Sørensen Alkaline Rocks vii. 514/1 The greatest effects, in terms of producing alkaline magmas would be expected of dioritic, monzonitic and andesitic magmas.
1994 Econ. Geol. 89 181/1 Mount Kinabalu, located in northern Borneo, is mainly a hornblende quartz monzonitic (adamellite) batholith of Miocene age.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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