aegirite

 [ey-guh-rahyt, ee-juh-]  

ae·gir·ite

   [ey-guh-rahyt, ee-juh-]
noun
a mineral, mainly sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe⋅(Si2O6), occurring in feldspathoid rocks in slender prismatic crystals.
Also, ae·gir·ine  [ey-guh-reen, ee-juh-] .

Origin:
1830–40; Aegir + -ite2
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