spilite

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noun

a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.

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Meanings

nounspilite (plural spilites)

plural spilites

  1. geographya very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.
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APA

spilite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spilite

MLA

“spilite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spilite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spilite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spilite.

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