trondhjemite

trondhjemite
/tron"ye muyt'/, n. Petrol.
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and a small amount of biotite.
[Trondhjem (now TRONDHEIM) + -ITE1]

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