Definition for O'PHITE

O'PHITE, n. [Gr. οφις, a serpent, whence οφιτης, a stone spotted like a serpent.]

Green porphyry, or serpentine; a variety of greenstone of a dusky green color of different shades, sprinkled with spots of a lighter green; in other words, containing greenish white crystals of feldspar. Cleaveland.

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