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pargasite

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[pahr-guh-sahyt] / ˈpɑr gəˌsaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.

Etymology

Origin of pargasite

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

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