cairngormstone

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cairngormstone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  cairngorm \cairn"gorm\, Cairngormstone \Cairn*gorm"stone`\
     [Gael. carn a cairn + gorm azure.] (Min.)
     A smoky yellow or brown variety of rock crystal, or
     crystallized quartz, found especially, in the mountain of
     Cairngorm, in Scotland.
  
     Syn: smoky quartz.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]