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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CRAIGNURITE. Geol. A borderline intrusive rock between augite-andesite and quartz-dolerite (1924 H. H. Thomas & E. B. Bailey Tertiary Geol. Mull 281).
[From Craignure in Mull.]