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pargasite

American  
[pahr-guh-sahyt] / ˈpɑr gəˌsaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.

Etymology

Origin of pargasite

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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