Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pseudomorphous tufa-like deposit of calcium carbonate, crystalline in form.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.
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- noun mineralogy A
calcareous tufa , partlycrystalline , occurring on a large scale as ashore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins ofNevada .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek for "shore" + -lite.
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