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acmite

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[ak-mahyt] / ˈæk maɪt /

noun

  1. a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O6 ), found in feldspathoid rocks.

Etymology

Origin of acmite

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

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