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saussurite

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[saw-suh-rahyt] / ˈsɔ səˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a mineral aggregate of albite, zoisite, and other calcium aluminum silicates, formed by alteration of plagioclase feldspars in igneous rocks.

Other Word Forms

  • saussuritic adjective

Etymology

Origin of saussurite

1805–15; named after H. B. de Saussure (1740–99), Swiss geologist and physicist; -ite 1

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