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Webster 1913 Edition


Elaeolite

E-læ′o-lite

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] olive oil, oil +
-lite
.]
(Min.)
A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color.
Elæolite syenite
,
a kind of syenite characterized by the presence of elæolite.

Definition 2024


elaeolite

elaeolite

English

Noun

elaeolite (plural elaeolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of hephelite, usually massive and of a greasy lustre and grey to reddish colour.