ˈskȯrəˌdīt, ˈskär- noun
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Etymology: German skorodit, from Greek skorodon, skordon garlic + German -it -ite; from its odor when heated — more at scordium
: a leek green or brownish mineral FeAsO 4 .2H 2 O that is a hydrous ferric arsenate and that is isomorphous with mansfieldite and isostructural and prob. isomorphous with variscite and strengite (hardness 3.5-4, specific gravity 3.1-3.3)