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pargasite
[ pahr-guh-sahyt ]
noun
, Mineralogy.
- 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
Pargasite, pr′ga-sīt, n. a dark-green crystallised variety of amphibole or hornblende.
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