jeffersonite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Jefferson +‎ -ite, after Thomas Jefferson

Noun[edit]

jeffersonite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A zinc-containing variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown.
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