delatynite

noun

de·​la·​tyn·​ite

dəˈlatᵊnˌīt

plural -s

: an amber high in carbon but lacking sulfur that is found at Delatyn in the Carpathian mountains of Galicia

Word History

Etymology

German delatynit, from Delatyn, Ukraine + German -it -ite

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