chalchuiten.
/ˈtʃaltʃuːʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A green variety of turquoise from Mexico.
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1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. vi. 325 Four precious stones, of considerable size, resembling emeralds, called by the natives chalchuites.
1883 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. 3rd Ser. 25 197 The Green Turquois known as Chalchuite.
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