释义 |
chalchuite Min.|ˈtʃæltʃuːaɪt| [f. the Mexican name of the stone, chalchihuitl + -ite.] A green variety of turquoise from Mexico.
1843Prescott Mexico (1850) I. 274 Four precious stones of considerable size, resembling emeralds, called by the natives chalchuites. 1883Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. iii. XXV. 197 The Green Turquois known as Chalchuite. |