Thin'o·lite noun [ Greek ..., ..., shore + -lite .] (Min.) A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/45
Thinolite is a calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/HT.HTM