mozarkite

See also: Mozarkite

English

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Etymology

Missouri + Ozarks +‎ -ite (because the Missouri Ozarks were the primary source); appeared in print 1837.

Noun

mozarkite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A particular kind of rock, a form of chert, native to Missouri.

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References
  • mozarkite, in Agate Lexicon and Glossary of Agate, Jasper, Opal and other Amorphous, Cryptocrystalline, or Spherulitic Forms of Gem Silicon Dioxide, as of September 10, 2007
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