omphacite
Meanings
noun
- Any of a range of green, monoclinic pyroxene minerals found in eclogites and similar rocks; they are solid solutions of jadeite and diopside.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄμφαξ (ómphax, “unripe fruit, especially grapes”) + -ite.
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