Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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BOROLANITE. Geol. An igneous rock of orthoclase and melanite garnet (1893 Trans. Royal Soc. Edb. XXXVII. 163).
[Called by J. Horne and J. J. H. Teall from Loch Borolan in Sutherland.]