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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tholeiite /ˈθəʊlɪʌɪt/

▶noun Geology a silica-rich basaltic rock containing augite and pyroxene.

– derivatives
tholeiitic /ˌθəʊlɪˈɪtɪk/ adjective.

– origin C19: from Tholei, a village (now Tholey) in Germany, + -ite1.

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