"foralite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foralites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin forare (“to bore”) + -lite. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|forare||to bore}} Latin forare (“to bore”), {{affix|en|-lite}} -lite Head templates: {{en-noun}} foralite (plural foralites)
  1. (geology) A tube-like marking found in sandstone and other strata. Categories (topical): Geology

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