tillite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From till + -ite, after German Tillit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tillite (plural tillites)
- (geology) Glacial till cemented into a solid rock.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 127:
- The most straightforward example is probably provided by tillites.
Further reading[edit]
- “Tillite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.