Definition
A stone or mineral of uncertain or debated classification; a term used sporadically in mineralogy for rocks that don't fit standard categories.
Etymology
From Greek 'agate' or related mineral terms plus '-ite,' a suffix used in mineralogy to name minerals and rocks. The exact origin is unclear and disputed among mineralogists.
Kelly Says
Mineralogists created hundreds of names for rocks by adding '-ite' to place names, person names, and descriptive words, sometimes creating names that were later forgotten when they realized the 'new mineral' was actually something already classified!
Translations
ARالعربية
أغابيت
a-gah-beet
BNবাংলা
আগাপাইট
a-ga-pai-t
CACatalà
agapita
ah-gah-pee-ta
CSČeština
agapit
ah-gah-pit
DADansk
agapit
ah-gah-pit
DEDeutsch
Agaphit
ah-gah-feet
ELΕλληνικά
αγάφος
ah-ga-fos
ESEspañol
agapita
ah-gah-pee-tah
FISuomi
agapiti
ah-gah-pee-tee
FRFrançais
agaphite
ah-gah-peet
HIहिन्दी
अगपाईट
a-ga-paait
HUMagyar
agapit
ah-gah-pit
IDBahasa Indonesia
agapite
ah-gah-peet
ITItaliano
agapite
ah-gah-pee-teh
KMKM
អាគាបាយត
a-ga-paai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
agapite
ah-gah-peet
MYမြန်မာ
အဂေပိုင်
a-ga-pe-in
NLNederlands
agapiet
ah-gah-pee-et
NONorsk
agapit
ah-gah-pit
PLPolski
agapit
ah-gah-pit
PTPortuguês
agapita
ah-gah-pee-tah
RORomână
agapit
ah-gah-pit
RUРусский
агафит
ah-gah-fit
SVSvenska
agapit
ah-gah-pit
SWKiswahili
agapite
ah-gah-peet
TAதமிழ்
அகப்பைட்
a-ka-pai-t
TEతెలుగు
అగపైట్
a-ga-pai-t
THไทย
อากาพาไทต์
a-ka-pa-tai
TRTürkçe
agapit
ah-gah-pit
UKУкраїнська
агафіт
ah-gah-fit
URاردو
اگاپائٹ
a-ga-paait
VITiếng Việt
agaphite
ah-gah-peet