fuchsite

[ fyook-sahyt, fook- ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

1. a bright green variety of muscovite having chromium in place of some of the aluminum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuchsite¹

1835–45; < German Fuchsit; named after J. N. von Fuchs, 19th-century German geologist; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Most aventurine is of reddish brown or yellow colour, but a green variety, containing scales of fuchsite or chrome-mica, is also known.

From Project Gutenberg

Fuchsite Gives the chromium reaction with borax and microcosmic salt.

From Project Gutenberg