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From Hislop + -ite after Stephen Hislop (1816-1873), a Scottish missionary in India.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A bright green variety of calcite. Full definition →
From Hislop + -ite after Stephen Hislop (1816-1873), a Scottish missionary in India.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.