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Meaning of marlite in English:

marlite

Pronunciation /ˈmɑːlʌɪt/

noun

Geology

  • A hard, consolidated marl which resists the decomposing action of air.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Kirwan (1733–1812), chemist and mineralogist. From marl + -ite.