batrachite
(ˈbætrəkaɪt)
[ad. L. batrachītes a., Gr. βατραχίτης (λίθος), f. Gr. βάτραχ-ος frog; see -ite.]
a. A stone or gem resembling a frog in colour. b. A fossil batrachian.
| [1727 Chambers Cycl., Batrachites, a kind of gem, found in Egypt.] 1837–68 Dana Min. 256 s.v. Monticellite, Batrachite is found in small masses containing black spinel, at Mt. Rinzoni in the Tyrol. 1847 in Craig. |