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- adjective Of or pertaining to
tholeiite .
Etymologies
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From tholeiite + -ic.
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Examples
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John W. Shervais, Scott K. Vetter, 2009, High-K alkali basalts of the Western Snake River Plain (Idaho): Abrupt transition from tholeiitic to mildly alkaline plume-derived basalts
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adj., tholeiite-related
July 11, 2008