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Webster 1913 Edition


Eurite

Eu′rite

(ū′rīt)
,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
eurite
.]
(Min.)
A compact feldspathic rock; felsite. See
Felsite
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eurite

EU'RITE

,
Noun.
The white stone [weiss stein] of Werner; a very small-grained granite, with the parts intimately blended, and hence often apparently compact. It is gray, red, &c., according to the color of the felspar, of which it is principally composed.
Whitestone is a finely granular felspar, containing grains of quartz and scales of mica.

Definition 2024


eurite

eurite

English

Noun

eurite (plural eurites)

  1. (mineralogy) A compact feldspathic rock; felsite.