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pargasite

[ pahr-guh-sahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pargasite1

1810–20; named after Pargas, town in Finland; -ite 1
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Example Sentences

Numerous varieties have been distinguished by special names: edenite, from Edenville in New York, is a pale-coloured aluminous amphibole containing little iron; pargasite, from Pargas near Abo in Finland, a green or bluish-green variety; common hornblende includes the greenish-black and black kinds containing more iron.

Pargasite, p�r′ga-sīt, n. a dark-green crystallised variety of amphibole or hornblende.

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