pyrosmalite
noun
py·ros·ma·lite
pīˈräzməˌlīt
plural -s
: a mineral (Mn,Fe)4Si3O7(OH,Cl)6 consisting of a pale-brown, gray, or grayish green chiefly basic iron manganese silicate
Word History
Etymology
German pyrosmalit, from pyr- + osma- (from Greek osmē odor) + -lit -lite; from the odor it gives off before the blowpipe