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

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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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