What is "mohite"

n. (context mineralogy English) A triclinic-pedial greenish gray mineral containing copper, sulfur, and tin.

Mohite is a copper tin sulfide mineral with the chemical formula CuSnS. It is colored greenish gray and leaves a gray streak. It is opaque and has metallic luster. Its crystal system is triclinic pedial. It is rated 4 on the Mohs Scale and has a specific gravity of 4.86.

Mohite is the surname of a prominent Maratha clan, hailing mostly from Maharashtra and neighbouring states in India.

Titles associated with the Mohite group include Raje, Sardar, Sarkar, Deshmukh, and Patil. Their major centre is Talbid in Satara District, Maharashtra. They have also scattered through regions of Maratha dominance such as Nagpur, Baroda, Gwalior, Satara, and Kolhapur and some other parts of India. The word Mohite means brave.There is one village in Aurangabad District named Goshegaon where the Mohite are situated. The clan has close ties with Rajasthani Royal clans.

Maratha community is has 60 Somvanshi and 36 Suryavanshi clans, thus the total number of clans of Marathas is 96.There are five highest Royal Clans in Marathas namely Mohite, Jadhavrao,bhosle , Angre and Garud. These royal clans were considered the highest among Kshatriya Marathas and would intermarry among these clans only.