scorodite

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scorodite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scorodite \Scor"o*dite\, n. [G. scorodit; -- so called in
     allusion to its smell under the blowpipe, from Gr. ? garlic.]
     (Min.)
     A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic
     crystals. It is a hydrous arseniate of iron. [Written also
     skorodite.]
     [1913 Webster]