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Webster 1913 Edition


Saussurite

Saus′sur-ite

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Noun.
[F. So called from M.
Saussure
.]
(Min.)
A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.

Webster 1828 Edition


Saussurite

SAUS'SURITE

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Noun.
A mineral so named from Saussure, the discoverer, of a white gray or green color, found at the foot of mount Rosa. It approaches andalusite.

Definition 2024


saussurite

saussurite

English

Noun

saussurite (plural saussurites)

  1. (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.