withamite

English

Etymology

From Witham +‎ -ite after its discoverer, H. Witham.

Noun

withamite (countable and uncountable, plural withamites)

1. (mineralogy) A reddish variety of epidote, found in Scotland.

References

• “withamite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.