marlite

From marl +‎ -ite.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)laɪt/

marlite (countable and uncountable, plural marlites)

1. (mineralogy) A wind-resistant variety of marl.
   • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:

     Marlites […] are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.

• marlstone

• “marlite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• “marlite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

• Latimer, lamiter, latimer, maltier, metrial