omphacite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄμφαξ (ómphax, “unripe fruit, especially grapes”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

omphacite (usually uncountable, plural omphacites)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of a range of green, monoclinic pyroxene minerals found in eclogites and similar rocks; they are solid solutions of jadeite and diopside.

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Further reading
  • “Omphacite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “omphacite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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