pyrrhite
/ˈpɪrʌɪt/Mineralogy. Now rare
noun
A yellowish mineral now regarded as identical with pyrochlore.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From ancient Greek πυρρός reddish + -ite, after German Pyrrhit.
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