sagenite

[ saj-uh-nahyt ]

/ ˈsædʒ əˌnaɪt /

noun

a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.

Nearby words

sage grouse, sage hen, sage sparrow, sage thrasher, sagebrush, sagenite, saggar, sagger, sagging moment, saggy, saghalien

Compare Venus hairstone.

Origin of sagenite

1795–1805; < French sagénite < Greek sagḗn(ē) net (cf. seine) + French -ite -ite¹

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