Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coarse massive variety of nephelite, of a waxy, greasy luster, and presenting various shades of green, gray, and red.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color.
- noun a kind of syenite characterized by the presence of elæolite.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A variety of hephelite, usually
massive and of agreasy lustre and grey to reddish colour.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek olive oil, oil + -lite.
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