pargasite

English

Etymology

From Pargas +‎ -ite, after its locality in Finland.

Noun

pargasite (countable and uncountable, plural pargasites)

  1. (mineralogy) A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Pargasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “pargasite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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