schef|fer|ite

schef|fer|ite
schef|fer|ite «SHEHF uh ryt», noun.
a mineral, a variety of pyroxene, usually of yellowish or reddish-brown color, containing manganese and often iron.
[< H. T. Scheffer, 1710-1759, a Swedish chemist + -ite1]

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