pargasite

English

Etymology

Pargas +‎ -ite, after its locality in Finland.

Noun

pargasite (countable and uncountable, plural pargasites)

  1. (mineralogy) A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Pargasite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • pargasite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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