acmite

[ ak-mahyt ]

noun
  1. a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si2O6), found in feldspathoid rocks.

Origin of acmite

1
1830–40; <Greek akm() sharp point + -ite1

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