marliten.
/ˈmɑːlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɑrˌlaɪt/ Geology.
A hard, consolidated marl which resists the decomposing action of air.
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1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 82 So mixed with argill as rather to pass for marlytes.
1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 42 The common name for the marlite, of which this treeless soil is composed, is ‘rotten limestone’.
1880 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. (ed. 3) 233 Calcareous marlytes.
1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) VIII. 147/1 Marlstone, or marlite, is an indurated rock of the same composition as marl.
1996 Mem. Geol. Soc. India 37 369 These clays are..overlapped by..laminated clays and shales intebedded with thin limestones and marlites.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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