variolite

variolite
variolite [ver′ē ə līt΄]
n.
Ger variolit < ML variola (see VARIOLA): from its pitted surface
Geol. any igneous rock containing varioles

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var·i·o·lite (vârʹē-ə-līt', vărʹ-) n.
A basic rock whose pockmarked appearance is caused by the presence of numerous white, rounded, embedded spherules.
  var'i·o·litʹic (-lĭtʹĭk) adj.

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