ariegite

noun

ar·​i·​e·​gite

ˌarēˈāˌzhīt

plural -s

: a rock consisting of granular pyroxenite with dark green spinel and pyrope and sometimes biotite or hornblende

Word History

Etymology

French ariégite, from Ariège, department of France, its locality + French -ite

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Rhymes for ariegite

• legit