Meanings
plural margarodites
- countableobsoleteuncountablechemistryA hydrous potash mica related to muscovite.
The alumina of the topaz has gone to form muscovite of the variety known as margarodite with less margarite.
1921, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, United States National Museum2 more examples
This optical peculiarity of the Breezy margarodite distinguishes it from the margarodite of the Leinster granite, in which the plane of the optical axes coincides with the long diagonal of the primary rhomb, joining its acute angles.
1862, The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, page 415Margarodite, as named by Schafhäutl, was the talc-like mica of Mt. Greiner in the Zillerthal (anal. 36); granular to scaly in structure, luster pearly, color grayish white.
1904, James Dwight Dana, The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana, 1837-1868
Origin
- Ancient Greekμάργαρον“pearl”
- Medieval Greekμαργαρώδης“pearl-like”
- GermanMargarodit
- Englishmargarodite
Borrowed from German Margarodit (coined in 1843 by Dr. Carl Schaffhäutl), from Medieval Greek μαργαρώδης (margarṓdēs, “pearl-like”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”); see μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).
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Finnish margarodiitti
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margarodite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margarodite
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