English Explanatory Dictionary

Moqui marble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of iron oxide concretions, shaped like small balls, found in the Navajo Sandstone Formation in Utah.

Pronunciation

/ˈməʊ.ki ˈmɑɹbəl/

Word forms

Moqui marble Moqui marbles Moki marble

Etymology

Probably from Moqui (“Hopi”), although a folk etymology claims that it comes from the near-homophonous Hopi mooki (“dead”).

Related words

hematite goethite Martian blueberry
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