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From Mussa + -ite, since it comes from the Pian della Mussa in Piedmont, Italy.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A variety of pyroxene; diopside. Full definition →
From Mussa + -ite, since it comes from the Pian della Mussa in Piedmont, Italy.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.