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ap⋅lite

  [ap-lahyt]
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–noun Petrology.
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
Origin:
1875–80; apl- (var. of haplo- ) + ite1

Related forms:
ap⋅lit⋅ic  [ap-lit-ik] , adjective
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ap·lite   (āp'līt')   
n.  A fine-grained, light-colored granitic rock consisting primarily of orthoclase and quartz.

[German Aplit, from Greek haplous, single; see haploid.]
ap·lit'ic (ā-plĭt'ĭk) adj.
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