pargasite

English

Etymology

Pargas +‎ -ite, after its locality in Finland.

Noun

pargasite (countable and uncountable, plural pargasites)

  1. (mineralogy) A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pargasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “pargasite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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