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thumb|upright=1.2|Craigleith, an island in Scotland, composed of essexite

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Within Vinony's link graph, essexite is referenced by 176 other articles, and connects out to caesium, porphyry and quartz monzonite.

It is catalogued under topics including Igneous petrology and Plutonic rocks.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

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plutonic rock

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thumb|upright=1.2|Craigleith, an island in Scotland, composed of essexite

Essexite (), also called nepheline monzogabbro (), is a dark gray or black holocrystalline plutonic igneous rock. Its name is derived from the type locality in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States.

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