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saussurite
[ saw-suh-rahyt ]
/ ˈsɔ səˌraɪt /
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noun
a mineral aggregate of albite, zoisite, and other calcium aluminum silicates, formed by alteration of plagioclase feldspars in igneous rocks.
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Origin of saussurite
1805–15; named after H. B. de Saussure (1740–99), Swiss geologist and physicist; see -ite1
OTHER WORDS FROM saussurite
saus·su·rit·ic [saw-suh-rit-ik], /ˌsɔ səˈrɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby saussurite
sausage tree, sausage turning, Sausalito, Saussure, Saussurean, saussurite, saut, saut de basque, sauté, Sauterne, Sauternes
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How to use saussurite in a sentence
Saussurite, saw-sū′rīt, n. a fine-grained compact mineral, of grayish colour.
Equally characteristic of the gabbros is the alteration of the felspars to cloudy, semi-opaque masses of saussurite.