A rare mineral, a complex silicate that is pleasant-smelling or aromatic when heated or fractured.
From Greek eu- (well, good) + osme (smell) + -ite (mineral suffix). Named for the pleasant odor it releases under specific conditions.
Some minerals actually smell good when you break them—euosmite is one of a handful of 'smelling stones' that release pleasant aromas, likely from organic compounds trapped during crystallization.
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