virginite

English

Noun

virginite (uncountable)

1. (Newfoundland, mineralogy) The mottled green rock and mineral mariposite.
   • 1986 December, “Polydymite and chrome-rich fuchsite in virginite from Baie Verte, Newfoundland”, in Mineralogical Magazine, volume 50, number 358, →DOI, pages 723–724:

     A number of the smaller of these lenses occur as an attractive mottled green rock, known as virginite, which is widely used for ornamental display.

Anagrams

• Irvingite