zonochlorite

noun

zo·​no·​chlo·​rite

ˌzō(ˌ)nōˈklōrˌīt,

-ȯˌrīt

plural -s

: an impure prehnite occurring in green pebbles of banded structure

Word History

Etymology

zon- + chlor- + -ite

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