| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | An extrusive rock similar in composition to a leucitophyre but containing haueyne in place of some of the leucite. Other possible phases include nepheline, augite, magnetite, apatite, melilite, and mica. A partial syn.of haueynitite; some rocks are called haueynophyre when haueyne is a conspicuous mineral but not necessarily a major constituent. See also: haueynitite. (references) | ||
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