pargasite
English
editEtymology
editPargas + -ite, after its locality in Finland.
Noun
editpargasite (countable and uncountable, plural pargasites)
- (mineralogy) A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pargasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “pargasite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.