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Melilite

Mel′i-lite

(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

.]