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illitic

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il⋅lite

[il-ahyt]
–noun
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.

Origin:
1937; ill(inois) + -ite 1


il⋅lit⋅ic [i-lit-ik] , adjective
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