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stylolite

noun
sty·​lo·​lite | \ ˈstÄ«ləˌlÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of stylolite

: a small longitudinally grooved column of the same material as the rock in which it occurs often resulting from the slipping under vertical pressure of a part capped by a shell through adjacent parts not so capped though one or more layers (as of limestone) may be affected by stylolitic structure throughout where there is no capping object

Other Words from stylolite

stylolitic \ ¦⸗⸗¦litik \ adjective

History and Etymology for stylolite

International Scientific Vocabulary styl- entry 1 + -lite

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