Spongiolite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spongiolite \Spon"gi*o*lite\ (-[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. spoggia`
     sponge + -lite.] (Paleon.)
     One of the microscopic siliceous spicules which occur
     abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found
     fossil, as in flints.
     [1913 Webster]