knoxvillite

knoxvillite
\\-viˌlīt, -vəˌ-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Knoxville, town in Napa county, Calif. + English -ite

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knoxvillite Min.
(ˈnɒksvɪlaɪt)
[Named from Knoxville in California, where found: see -ite1.]
Hydrous sulphate of chromium, iron, and aluminum, of a greenish-yellow colour.
G. F. Becker in Geol. Surv. U.S. Monogr. XIII. 343.

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