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hawaiite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /həˈwaɪ.aɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English hawaiite From Hawaii + -ite.

Meanings

  1. An olivine basalt intermediate between alkali olivine and mugearite.
  2. A gem variety of olivine peridot.

Forms

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Deriveds

hawaiitic

Relateds

Hawaiian peridot