Chondrodite

Chondrodite
Chondrodite Chon"dro*dite, n. [Gr. ? a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron, yellow to red in color, often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone. [1913 Webster] ||

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