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ampelite Min.|ˈæmpɪlaɪt|
[ad. L. ampelītis, a. Gr. ἀµπελῖτις of the vine (f. ἄµπελ-ος vine; see -ite), in ἀµπελῖτις γῆ an earth sprinkled on the vine to destroy insects.]
A bituminous earth; perhaps cannel coal.
1751Chambers Cycl., Ampelites, cannal coal, in natural history, a black, bituminous substance that dissolves in oil. 1852T. Ross Humboldt's Trav. I. xv. 490 The talcose slate contains small layers of soft and unctuous graphic ampelite. |