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hälleflinta
noun
häl·le·flin·ta
\¦helə¦flintə\
Definition of hälleflinta
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: a very compact banded rock resembling felsite and consisting of minute particles of feldspar and quartz with fine scales of mica and chlorite
hälleflintoid
\-ntˌȯid\ adjectiveFrom the M-W Editors
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Origin and Etymology of hälleflinta
Swedish, from hälle- slab, rock (from Old Swedish hællo-, hælla) + flinta flint, from Old Saxonw; akin to Old Norse hella cliff, mountain, Gothic hallus cliff, and to Old English flint
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