marinite

English

Etymology

marine +‎ -ite

Noun

marinite (countable and uncountable, plural marinites)

1. (geology) A gray to black oil shale of marine origin in which the chiefmain organic components are lamalginite and bituminite derived from marine phytoplankton, with varied admixtures of bitumen, telalginite and vitrinite

Anagrams

• triamine