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Word: Spilite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French spillite, from Greek spilos ‘spot, stain’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈspʌɪlʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈspɪlʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an altered form of basalt, rich in albite and commonly amygdaloidal in texture, typical of basaltic lava solidified under water
Short Definition:altered form of basalt, rich in albite and commonly amygdaloidal in texture
Examples:- spilite occurs in pillow lavas
- the spilites in the Llanelwedd quarry
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