helenite
Meaning
Noun
- A greenish artificial gem, made by melting and vitrifying volcanic ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens.
Related
Similar words
- Mount St. Helens obsidian
Origin
- Helen + -ite. From Mount St Helens, whose volcanic ash is used to manufacture helenite.
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