əˈlərˌjīt, ˈalər- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary alurg- (from Greek halourgēs genuine purple dye, literally, wrought in or by the sea, from hals salt, sea + -ourgēs, from ergon work) + -ite; originally formed as German alurgit — more at salt , work
: a manganese mica of purplish color