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marmolite Min.|ˈmɑːməlaɪt|
Also marmalite.
[Formed by Nuttall, who refers to Gr. µαρµαίρειν to shine: see -lite.]
A laminated serpentine, of a pearly lustre and pale green colour.
1822T. Nuttall in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. IV. 17 A contiguous substance which as a peculiar mineral I shall distinguish by the name of marmalite. Ibid. 19 Marmolite. 1848C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 107 Rare minerals, such as marmolite. 1849Watts tr. Gmelin's Handbk. Chem. III. 395 Noble Serpentine or Ophite (together with Marmalite [etc.]). |