scorodite

noun

scor·​o·​dite

ˈskȯrəˌdīt,

ˈskär-

plural -s

: a leek green or brownish mineral FeAsO₄.2H₂O that is a hydrous ferric arsenate and that is isomorphous with mansfieldite and isostructural and probably isomorphous with variscite and strengite (hardness 3.5–4, specific gravity 3.1–3.3)

Word History

Etymology

German skorodit, from Greek skorodon, skordon garlic + German -it -ite; from its odor when heated

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