Meanings
- uncountablechemistryA colourless variety of beryl.
Origin
From Goshen + -ite, named after the town of Goshen, Massachusetts where it was first discovered.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish gosheniitti
- gosheniittimineral
Cite this entry
goshenite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goshenite
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