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CAIRNGORM

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cairn⋅gorm

[kairn-gawrm]
–noun
smoky quartz.
Also called Cairngorm stone.


Origin:
1785–95; short for Cairngorm stone, i.e., stone from Scottish mountain so named

smoky quartz

–noun
a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
Also called cairngorm, Cairngorm stone.


Origin:
1830–40
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cairn·gorm   (kârn'gôrm')   
n.  See smoky quartz.

[After the Cairngorm (Mountains).]
smoky quartz  
n.  A transparent or semitransparent brown or gray to nearly black variety of quartz, used as a gemstone. Also called cairngorm.
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