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Webster 1913 Edition


Peristerite

Pe-ris′ter-ite

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Noun.
[Gr.
περιστερά
a pigeon.]
(Min.)
A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a pigeon’s neck.

Definition 2024


peristerite

peristerite

English

Noun

peristerite (plural peristerites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent.