sanukite means an andesite characterized by orthopyroxene as the mafic mineral, andesine as the plagioclase, and a glassy groundmass. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Japanese 讃岐 (さぬき) (sanuki), a place in Kagawa, Japan, where the material is found, and -ite.
noun
- An andesite characterized by orthopyroxene as the mafic mineral, andesine as the plagioclase, and a glassy groundmass.