chiastolite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chiastolite
1795–1805; alteration of chiastolith ( see -lite), equivalent to Greek chiastó ( s ) set crosswise ( see chiasma) + -lith
Example Sentences
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The granites pass into gneiss and granulite; the gabbros into flaser gabbro and amphibolite; the slates often contain andalusite or chiastolite, and show transitions to mica schists.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
The andalusite may be pink and is then often pleochroic in thin sections, or it may be white with the cross-shaped dark enclosures of the matrix which are characteristic of chiastolite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
The rocks consist of a clay-slate, with crystals resembling chiastolite and crystals of sulphide of iron interspersed.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882
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