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alushtite

noun
alush·​tite | \ əˈlÉ™shËŒtÄ«t, ˈalə̇sh-\
plural -s

Definition of alushtite

: a mineral consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate and occurring in bluish or greenish claylike crusts and veins

First Known Use of alushtite

circa 1928, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alushtite

Russian alushtit, from Alushta, town in the Crimea, its locality + Russian -it -ite

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