Margarite Definition

märgə-rīt
noun
A rock formation that resembles beads, found in glassy igneous rocks.
American Heritage
A pearl.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) A calcium-rich member of the mica group of phyllosilicates, forming white to pinkish or yellowish-gray masses or thin laminae.

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Singular:
margarite
Plural:
margarites

Origin of Margarite

  • Ultimately from Greek margarītēs pearl perhaps of Iranian origin perhaps akin to Avestan mərəɤa- bird (since the two valves of some pearl-bearing bivalves resemble a pair of bird wings when spread open)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • -ite

    From Wiktionary

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