variolite

English

Etymology

Latin varius (“various”) +‎ -lite: compare French variolite.

Noun

variolite (countable and uncountable, plural variolites)

  1. (geology) A rock containing centimeter-scale spherical or globular structures (varioles) in a fine-grained matrix.

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