fuchsite

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noun

A green variety of muscovite

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Meanings

nounfuchsite (plural fuchsites)

plural fuchsites

  1. chemistryA green variety of muscovite

Origin

Named in 1842 by Karl F. Emil von Schafhäutl in honor of Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs, a German chemist and mineralogist.

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Translations

Finnish fuksiitti
  • fuksiittigreen variety of muscovite
Cite this entry
APA

fuchsite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuchsite

MLA

“fuchsite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuchsite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuchsite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuchsite.

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