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chamosite
[ sham-uh-zahyt ]
noun
- a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chamosite1
1825–35; variant of camoisite, named after Chamoison in the Valais, Switzerland, where found; -ite 1
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