"variolite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: variolites [plural]
Etymology: Latin varius (“various”) + -lite: compare French variolite. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|varius||various}} Latin varius (“various”), {{suffix|en||lite}} + -lite, {{cog|fr|variolite}} French variolite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} variolite (countable and uncountable, plural variolites)
  1. (geology) A rock containing centimeter-scale spherical or globular structures (varioles) in a fine-grained matrix. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks Derived forms: variolitic

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