Definition of Tephrites

1. Noun. (plural of tephrite) ¹

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Definition of Tephrites

1. tephrite [n] - See also: tephrite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tephrites

tepary bean
tepas
tepe
tepee
tepeelike
tepees
tepefaction
tepefied
tepefies
tepefy
tepefying
tephra
tephramancy
tephras
tephrite
tephrites (current term)
tephritic
tephritid
tephritids
tephroite
tephromalacia
tephrosia
tephrosias
tephrosin
tephrylometer
tepid
tepidaria
tepidarium
tepidariums
tepider

Literary usage of Tephrites

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks by Lazarus Fletcher (1898)
"... or basanites % according as olivine is absent or present: the tephrites thus corresponding to basalts, and the basanites to olivine-basalts. ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"17 2 48 4.21 1.06 — 101.16 38.33 1.01 .93 15.26 6.36 5.99 14.52 9.78 1.53 3.47 2.54 0.12 = 100.84 The tephrites are phonolitic and basaltic ..."

3. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks and Guide to the Museum Collection by Lazarus Fletcher (1895)
"... are constituents, have been designated tephrites* or ... f according as olivine is absent or present : the tephrites thus corresponding to basalts, ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The tephrites differ from the basanites in the absence of ... and tephrites are rather closely linked to the ... and rich in soda in some tephrites and ..."

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