margarodite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hydrous potash mica related to muscovite.

Word forms

margarodite margarodites

Etymology

Borrowed from German Margarodit (coined in 1843 by Dr. Carl Schaffhäutl), from Byzantine Greek μαργαρώδης (margarṓdēs, “pearl-like”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”); see μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).

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