byssolite

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English

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek [Term?] "byssus" + "stone".

Noun

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byssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites)

  1. (mineralogy) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Byssolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “byssolite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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