fiorite
English
Etymology
Santa Fiora + -ite
Noun
fiorite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.
References
- “fiorite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Mindat
Italian
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