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xiphonite

xiphonite noun: a scoriaceous amphibole with yellow crystals.

Noun

xiphonite (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A scoriaceous amphibole with yellow crystals.

Origin of xiphonite

Named in 1893 by either Dr Gaetano Platania or Giovanni Platania after Xiphonia, Italy, a town near the type locality.

Questions about xiphonite

What does xiphonite mean?
Xiphonite means a scoriaceous amphibole with yellow crystals.
What part of speech is xiphonite?
Xiphonite is a noun.

Words near xiphonite in the dictionary

  1. xiphoidalgia
  2. xiphoidectomy
  3. xiphoidian
  4. xiphoiditis
  5. xiphoids
  6. xiphonite
  7. xiphoomphaloischiopagus
  8. xiphoomphalopagus
  9. xiphopagi
  10. xiphopagic
  11. xiphopagous

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