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elæolite Min.|ɪˈliːəlaɪt| Also elao-. [f. Gr. ἔλαι-ον oil, olive oil + -lite.] A variety of nephelite occurring massive, or in large crystals, and having a greasy lustre.
1816R. Jameson Char. Min. II. 43 It is named Elaolite..on account of its resinous lustre. 1846Penny Cycl. 1st Supp. II. 305/1 Elæolite..occurs in amorphous masses. 1877Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 30 Before the blow-pipe, nephelin melts with difficulty to a vesicular glass; elæolite easily. 1879Rutley Stud. Rocks x. 108 Elæolite is a greenish, brownish, sometimes reddish variety of nepheline. |