Definition of Thinolite. Meaning of Thinolite. Synonyms of Thinolite

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Definition of Thinolite

Thinolite
Thinolite Thin"o*lite, n. [Gr. ?, ?, shore + -lite.] (Min.) A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.

Meaning of Thinolite from wikipedia

- Glendonite, after type locality, Glendon, New South Wales, Australia. Thinolite, (Gr. Thinos = s****) found in the tufa of Mono Lake, California, US Jarrowite...
- formation of the large thinolite crystals (also referred to as glendonite) in thinolitic tufa. It was relatively clear that the thinolites represented a calcite...
- are known as the Wilson Cr**** beds. Furthermore, as lake levels dropped thinolite was deposited in the lake, where calcium-rich groundwater emerged into...