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propylite

(präp′ə līt′)

noun

a dark-colored form of andesite altered by the action of hot springs and consisting of such minerals as calcite, chlorite, etc.

Origin: < Gr propylon, gateway (< pro-, before + pylē, gate) + -ite

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