mozarkite

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English

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Etymology

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Missouri + Ozarks +‎ -ite (because the Missouri Ozarks were the primary source); appeared in print 1837.

Noun

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mozarkite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A particular kind of rock, a form of chert, native to Missouri.

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References

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  • mozarkite, in Agate Lexicon and Glossary of Agate, Jasper, Opal and other Amorphous, Cryptocrystalline, or Spherulitic Forms of Gem Silicon Dioxide, as of September 10, 2007[1]