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spilite
An aphanitic (microscopically crystalline) to very fine-grained igneous rock, with more or less altered appearance, resembling basalt but composed of albite or oligoclase, chlorite, epidote, calcite, and actinolite.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Science
- Category: General science
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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