PHLOGOPITE


Meaning of PHLOGOPITE in English

/flog"euh puyt'/ , n.

a magnesium-rich mica mineral, usually yellowish-brown, but sometimes reddish-brown.

[ 1840-50; phlogop ( ós ) fiery-looking ( phlog-, s. of phlóx flame + op ( é ) view, look + -os adj. suffix) + -ITE 1 ]

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