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Where does “heliolite” come from?

heliolite (English) comes from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

heliolite (English): A variety of feldspar, closely related to...

Definitions

  1. A variety of feldspar, closely related to...

Ancestry of “heliolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
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