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Webster 1913 Edition


Sienite

Si′e-nite

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Noun.
(Min.)
See
Syenite
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Webster 1828 Edition


Sienite

SI'ENITE

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Noun.
A compound granular rock composed of quartz, hornblend and feldspar, or a grayish color; so called, because there are may ancient monuments consisting of this rock, brought from Syene, in Upper Egypt.