The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thinolite
Thinolite \Thin"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, 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.
Wiktionary
thinolite
n. (context mineralogy English) A calcareous tufa, partly crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.