margarodite

Meaning

Noun

A hydrous potash mica related to muscovite.

Origin

Borrowed from German Margarodit (coined in 1843 by Dr. Carl Schaffhäutl), from Byzantine Greek μαργαρώδης ("pearl-like"), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον ("pearl"); see μαργαρίτης.

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