fiorite
English
editEtymology
editSanta Fiora + -ite
Noun
editfiorite (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
editAdjective
editfiorite f pl
Participle
editfiorite f pl