Min. Obs. [f. FARCE sb.1 + -(I)LITE.] Pudding-stone; conglomerate.
1799. Kirwan, Geol. Ess., 133. The calcareous Farcilite called Amenla, is formed of rounded calcareous masses of extreme hardness, cemented by a calcareous cement.
1811. Pinkerton, Petral., I. 139. From their composition, they come under the denomination either of farcilites, brecias, or sand-stones.
Hence Farcilitic a., consisting of farcilite.
1799. Kirwan, Geol. Ess., 256. Farcilitic mountains are also common in the north of Scotland, and the Western Highlands.