marlite

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From marl +‎ -ite.

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marlite (countable and uncountable, plural marlites)

  1. (mineralogy) A wind-resistant variety of marl.
    • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:
      Marlites [] are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.

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