spilosite

noun

spi·​lo·​site

ˈspīləˌsīt

plural -s

: a spotted schistose rock produced by contact metamorphism of clay slate usually by diabase

Word History

Etymology

German spilosit, from Greek spilos spot + German -it -ite

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