Omphacite

//ˈɒmfəsaɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a range of green, monoclinic pyroxene minerals found in eclogites and similar rocks; they are solid solutions of jadeite and diopside. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄμφαξ (ómphax, “unripe fruit, especially grapes”) + -ite.

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