fassaite

English

Etymology

Fassa +‎ -ite, after a valley in the Tyrol.

Noun

fassaite (plural fassaites)

1. (geology) A variety of augite

Related terms

• fassaitic

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Safaites