charoite
English
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Charoite
Etymology
From Russian Ча́ра (Čára) (the name of a river in Siberia, Russia) + -o- + -ite.
Noun
charoite (plural charoites)
- A rare mineral, ranging in color from a light lilac to a deep purple, found in Yakutia, Russia.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Charoite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “charoite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Anagrams
- Theorica, achroite