Moqui marble
English edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Moqui (“Hopi”), although a folk etymology claims that it comes from the near-homophonous Hopi mooki (“dead”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Moqui marble (plural Moqui marbles)
- Any of a group of iron oxide concretions, shaped like small balls, found in the Navajo Sandstone Formation in Utah.