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From Candy + -ite, from an old name for Kandy, Sri Lanka, where it was found.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
candite
Today it means: ceylonite (dark variety of spinel). Full definition →
Today it means: ceylonite (dark variety of spinel). Full definition →
From Candy + -ite, from an old name for Kandy, Sri Lanka, where it was found.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.