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Moqui marble
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English
Etymology
Probably from en Moqui Hopi, although a folk etymology claims that it comes from the near-homophonous hop mooki dead.
Pronunciation
en /ˈməʊ.ki ˈmɑɹbəl/ US
en ɑː(ɹ)bəl 4
Noun
Any of a group of iron oxide concretions, shaped like small balls, found in the Navajo Sandstone Formation in Utah.
Alternative forms
en Moki marble
See also
en hematite
en goethite
en Martian blueberry
en Geology