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lithomarge
[ lith-uh-mahrj ]
noun
- kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
lithomarge
/ ˈ±ôɪθəˌ³¾É‘Ë»åÏô /
noun
- a smooth compact type of kaolin: white or reddish and often mottled
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lithomarge1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lithomarge1
Example Sentences
Lithomarge, lith′o-m�rj, n. a clay-like mineral substance, sometimes called Mountain marrow, soft, greasy to the touch, white, yellow, or red.
In Antrim the bole is associated with lithomarge, bauxite and pisolitic iron-ore.
The relation between laterite and lithomarge is discussed in p.
The whole of the hill on which the fort of GwÄlior stands had evidently, at no very distant period, been covered by a mass of basalt, surmounted by a crust of indurated brown and red iron clay, with lithomarge, which often assumes the appearance of common laterite.
These are intermixed with masses and irregular beds of gray cinders and score, pumice, various kinds of lava, lithomarge, and fuller's earth.
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