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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[G.

scorodit

; – so called in allusion to its smell under the blowpipe, from Gr. [GREEK] garlic.]

(Min.)

A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous arseniate of iron.

[Written also

skorodite

scorodite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

scorodite Barthelmy, David (accessed 29 August 2016) Webmineral Mineralogy Database