pyrosmalite

noun

py·​ros·​ma·​lite

pīˈräzməˌlīt

plural -s

: a mineral (Mn,Fe)₄Si₃O₇(OH,Cl)₆ consisting of a pale-brown, gray, or grayish green chiefly basic iron manganese silicate

Word History

Etymology

German pyrosmalit, from pyr- + osma- (from Greek osmē odor) + -lit -lite; from the odor it gives off before the blowpipe

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