saussurite
English
Etymology
Saussure + -ite
Noun
saussurite (plural saussurites)
- (mineralogy) A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for saussurite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)