chamosite
American
[sham-uh-zahyt]
/ ˈʃæm əˌzaɪt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of chamosite
1825–35; variant of camoisite, named after Chamoison in the Valais, Switzerland, where found; see -ite 1
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