corsiliten.
/ˈkɔːsɪlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
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1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 78 Corsilite. This beautiful rock being..from Corsica, it was thought proper to propose a geographical name.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 235 Smaragdite..forms, along with whitish or greenish saussurrite, a rock... The rock is the corsilyte of Pinkerton.
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n.1811- hardly used
- hardly worth the paper it's written on
- hardlying money
- hardminded
- hardmouthed
- hardnailed
- hardnatured
- hardnecked
- hardness
- hardness measurement
- hardness of hearing
- hardness of heart
- hardness scale
- hardness test
- hardness tester
- hardnesses
- hardnibbed
- hardnosed
- hardock
- hardometer
- hardon
- hardpack
- hardpacked
- hardpad
- hardpad disease