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amesite

noun
ames·​ite | \ ˈāmˌzīt\
plural -s

Definition of amesite

: an apple-green chlorite mineral (Mg, Fe)4Al4Si2O10(OH)8 occurring in foliated hexagonal plates

First Known Use of amesite

circa 1876, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for amesite

alteration (influenced by -ite) of earlier amesine, from James Ames †1883 American mineralogist + English -ine

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