English edit

Etymology edit

From tholeiite +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

tholeiitic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to tholeiite.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 52:
      They are built from a different kind of lava, much gummier than that of the free-flowing tholeiitic basalt.