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noun
MineralogyA variety of phengite (muscovite) that contains a relatively high proportion of silica and some chromium and is found as green or greenish-yellow crystals.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Silliman. From the name of Mariposa county, California + -ite.
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