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Definition of Spilite
1. Noun. (geology) a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spilite
1. igneous rock [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spilite
Literary usage of Spilite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1838)
"... without any new designation, to that which one of us, the reporters, has long
ago denominated spilite.* At the same time the minette does present, ..."
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