amesite
noun
ames·ite
ˈāmˌzīt
plural -s
: an apple-green chlorite mineral (Mg, Fe)4Al4Si2O10(OH)8 occurring in foliated hexagonal plates
Word History
Etymology
alteration (influenced by -ite) of earlier amesine, from James Ames †1883 American mineralogist + English -ine
First Known Use
circa 1876, in the meaning defined above
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