pargasite

[ pahr-guh-sahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

1. a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pargasite¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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