variolite

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variolite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Variolite \Va"ri*o*lite\, n. [L. varius various + -lite: cf. F.
     variolite.] (Geol.)
     A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish
     spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.
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