Etymology

mussite

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Today it means: A variety of pyroxene; diopside. Full definition →

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The story

From Mussa + -ite, since it comes from the Pian della Mussa in Piedmont, Italy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.