# tsingtauite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A porphyritic granite with phenocrysts of orthoclase in a fine-grained groundmass of quartz and alkali feldspar having an evenly granular fabric.

## Etymology
From Tsingtau (“Qingdao”) + -ite.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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