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.
Nearby words
- sausage turning,
- sausalito,
- saussure,
- saussure, ferdinand de,
- saussurean,
- saussuritic,
- saut,
- saut de basque,
- saute,
- sauterne
Origin of saussurite
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Examples from the Web for saussurite
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.