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right|thumb|Spilite Spilite (from ) is a fine-grained igneous rock, resulting particularly from alteration of oceanic basalt.

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It is catalogued under the topic Basalt.

Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.

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Spilite
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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
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right|thumb|Spilite Spilite (from ) is a fine-grained igneous rock, resulting particularly from alteration of oceanic basalt.

The term was introduced into the geological literature by Alexandre Brongniart in 1827. Spilite is formed when basaltic lava reacts with seawater, or from hydrothermal alteration when seawater circulates through hot volcanic rocks.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “spilite” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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