astrakanite

noun

as·​tra·​kan·​ite

variants or astrakhanite

ˈastrəkəˌnīt

plural -s

: a variety of the mineral bloedite

Word History

Etymology

German astrakanit, irregular from Astrakhan, region in Russia, its locality + German -it -ite

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