helenite
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Helen + -ite. From Mount St Helens, whose volcanic ash is used to manufacture helenite.
Noun[edit]
helenite (uncountable)
- A greenish artificial gem, made by melting and vitrifying volcanic ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens.