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hammochrysos.

A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.

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noun/ˌhæməˈkɹaɪsɒs/
  1. A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.

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Where this word comes from

From Latin hammochrȳsos, (h)ammochrȳsus, from Ancient Greek ἀμμόχρῡσος (ammókhrūsos), from ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”).

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