In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
FAYALITE
Etymology
Noun
fayalite (countable and uncountable, plural fayalites)
(mineral) Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe2SiO4.
Source: Wiktionary
Fay"al*ite, n. Etym: [So called from the island Fayal.] (Min.)
Definition: A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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