byssolite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax”) + -lite.
Noun
[edit]byssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites)
- (mineralogy) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Byssolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “byssolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.