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Meaning of eucrite in English:

eucrite

Pronunciation /ˈjuːkrʌɪt/

noun

mass noun

  • 1Geology
    A highly basic form of gabbro containing anorthite or bytownite with augite.

    1. 1.1count noun A stony meteorite which contains no chondrules and consists mainly of anorthite and augite.

Origin

Mid 19th century from Greek eukritos ‘easily discerned’, from eu- ‘well’ + kritos ‘separated’ (from krinein ‘to separate’).