tholeiitic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tholeiite +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

tholeiitic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to tholeiite.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 52:
      They are built from a different kind of lava, much gummier than that of the free-flowing tholeiitic basalt.
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