alurgite

noun

alur·​gite

əˈlərˌjīt,

ˈalər-

plural -s

: a manganese mica of purplish color

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary alurg- (from Greek halourgēs genuine purple dye, literally, wrought in or by the sea, from hals salt, sea + -ourgēs, from ergon work) + -ite; originally formed as German alurgit

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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