variolite

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Noun
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var=i=o=lite

CIDE DICTIONARY

varioliten. [L. varius various + -lite: cf. F. variolite.].
     A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

variolite, n. a rock with embedded small spherical masses causing on its surface an appearance like smallpox pustules.

Derivative
variolitic adj.
Etymology
as VARIOLE + -ITE(1)

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