marinite

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Meaning

1. noun A gray to black oil shale of marine origin in which the chiefmain organic components are lamalginite and bituminite derived from marine phytoplankton, with varied admixtures of bitumen, telalginite and vitrinite

Similar words

marlite shell marl maceral marlstone marinellite masrite bituminous shale torbanite marl marshite