EPIDOTE
Etymology
Noun
epidote (countable and uncountable, plural epidotes)
(mineral) Any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.
Anagrams
• opetide
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"i*dote, n. Etym: [Gr. Ă©pidote. So named from the enlargement of
the base of the primary, in some of the secondary forms.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color,
occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It
is a silicate of alumina, lime, and oxide of iron, or manganese.
Note: The Epidote group includes ordinary epidote, zoisite or lime
epidote, piedmontite or manganese epidote, allanite or serium
epidote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition