virginite

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noun

The mottled green rock and mineral mariposite.

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Meanings

nounvirginite (uncountable)
  1. NewfoundlanduncountablechemistryThe mottled green rock and mineral mariposite.

    A number of the smaller of these lenses occur as an attractive mottled green rock, known as virginite, which is widely used for ornamental display.

    1986 December 28, “Polydymite and chrome-rich fuchsite in virginite from Baie Verte, Newfoundland”, in Mineralogical Magazine, volume 50, number 358, →DOI, pages 723–724

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mariposite

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Irvingite
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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