glaucochroite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-gray”) +‎ Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “color”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

glaucochroite (usually uncountable, plural glaucochroites)

1. (mineralogy) A calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral occurring in metamorphosed limestones.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Glaucochroite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “glaucochroite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.