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From Jokoku (place in Japan?) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A triclinic-pinacoidal light pink mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur. Full definition →
From Jokoku (place in Japan?) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.