fiorite
English edit
Etymology edit
Santa Fiora + -ite
Noun edit
fiorite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.
References edit
- “fiorite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Mindat
Italian edit
Adjective edit
fiorite f pl
Participle edit
fiorite f pl