carbonatite

English

Etymology

From carbonate +‎ -ite.

Noun

carbonatite (countable and uncountable, plural carbonatites)

1. (geology) Any intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals

Derived terms

• calciocarbonatite
• carbonatitic
• ferrocarbonatite
• magnesiocarbonatite
• natrocarbonatite
• silicocarbonatite

 

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: karbonatiitti

Italian

Noun

carbonatite f (plural carbonatiti)

1. (geology) carbonatite