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peristerite
[ puh-ris-tuh-rahyt ]
noun
- a whitish, iridescent variety of albite, used as a gem.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peristerite1
1835–45; < Greek perister ( á ) pigeon, dove + -ite 1
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