The Collaborative International Dictionary
Liparite
Liparite \Lip"a*rite\ (l[i^]p"[.a]*r[imac]t), n. [So called from Lipari, the island.] (Min.) A quartzose trachyte; rhyolite.
Wiktionary
liparite
n. (context mineralogy English) A quartzose trachyte; rhyolite.
Usage examples of "liparite".
On various sites in the palace at Knossos there have been found stone vessels of diorite, syenite, and liparite, exquisitely wrought.