baikalite

noun

bai·​kal·​ite

bīˈkäˌlīt,

ˈbīkəˌl-

plural -s

: a dark green variety of hedenbergite

Word History

Etymology

German baikalit, from Lake Baikal, Siberia + German -it -ite

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

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