khmaralite

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noun

A monoclinic-prismatic very dark green mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

OriginAncient Greek λίθος →
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Meanings

nounkhmaralite (usually uncountable, plural khmaralites)

plural khmaralites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA monoclinic-prismatic very dark green mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλίθος“stone”
  2. Englishkhmaralite

Named for type locality, Khmara Bay, in turn named after Soviet tractor driver Ivan Fedorovich Khmara (1936–1956) who died in that area of Soviet-operated Antarctica. The suffix -lite is from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

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

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