noun a mineral, usually of a pale brown or of a gray or grayish green color, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese;
so called from the odor given off before the blowpipe.
noun a mineral, usually of a pale brown or of a gray or grayish green color, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese;
so called from the odor given off before the blowpipe.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012