byssolite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

byssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites)

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

Synonyms

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