Aplite Definition

ăplīt
noun
A fine-grained, light-colored granitic rock consisting primarily of orthoclase and quartz.
American Heritage
A light-colored, fine-grained igneous rock, similar to granite, that often forms in and near dikes, consisting mainly of quartz and feldspar.
Webster's New World

(geology) A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars.

Wiktionary

Origin of Aplite

  • German Aplit from Greek haplous single haploid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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