Moqui marble

US/ˈməʊ.ki ˈmɑɹbəl/

noun

Any of a group of iron oxide concretions, shaped like small balls, found in the Navajo Sandstone Formation in Utah.

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Meanings

nounMoqui marble (plural Moqui marbles)

plural Moqui marbles · alternative Moki marble

  1. Any of a group of iron oxide concretions, shaped like small balls, found in the Navajo Sandstone Formation in Utah.

Origin

Probably from Moqui (“Hopi”), although a folk etymology claims that it comes from the near-homophonous Hopi mooki (“dead”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Moqui marble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moqui%20marble

MLA

“Moqui marble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moqui%20marble. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moqui marble,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moqui%20marble.

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