The story
From Kilchoan + -ite; named after Kilchoan, a village at the western end and on the southern shore of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, where it was first discovered.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An orthorhombic-pyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, oxygen, and silicon. Full definition →
From Kilchoan + -ite; named after Kilchoan, a village at the western end and on the southern shore of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, where it was first discovered.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.