- knoxvillite
- \\-viˌlīt, -vəˌ-\ noun
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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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.