Mellilite

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

  Melilite \Mel"i*lite\ (m[e^]l"[i^]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. me`li
     honey + -lite; cf. F. m['e]lilithe.] (Min.)
     A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the
     lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere. [Written
     also {mellilite}.]
     [1913 Webster]