Botryogen

/bɒˈtraɪədʒən/ noun

A rare mineral that contains iron, sulfur, and water and often appears in rust-colored crusts on rocks.

From Greek botryos (bunch of grapes) + -gen (to produce, generate). Named because the mineral often crystallizes in grape-like clusters or grape-bunch formations.

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