hammochrysos/ˌhæməˈkɹaɪsɒs/EtymologyFrom Latin hammochrȳsos, (h)ammochrȳsus, from Ancient Greek ἀμμόχρῡσος (ammókhrūsos), from ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”).hammochrysos means A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.“Nearly everything was glass in the frontage of this fairy mart, and its contents glittered like the hammochrysos stone.”