byssolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax”) + -lite.

Noun

byssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites)

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

Synonyms

• amianthus

Derived terms

• byssolitic

 

Further reading

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