olistolith

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, to slide) + -lith.

Noun[edit]

olistolith (plural olistoliths)

  1. (geology) Any of a mass of blocks of rock or mud that make up an olistostrome.

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