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(mĕl′ĭ-līt)

Noun.

[Gr.

μέλι

honey +

-lite

; cf. F.

mélilithe

(Min.)

A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere.

[Written also

mellilite

melilite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural melilites)

(mineralogy) any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇)