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muscovite

The origin and history of muscovite.

Etymology

First recorded in 1535, from Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also found as Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy”) + -ita.

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