Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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SCYELITE. Geol. A mica-peridotite with hornblende and serpentinous pseudo-morphs (1885 Quarterly Jnl. Geol. Soc. XLI. 401).
[Named by J. W. Judd from Loch Scye in Caithness.]
