APLITE

aplite

(noun) light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

aplite (countable and uncountable, plural aplites)

(geology) A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars.

Anagrams

• Pilate, pilate

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