chiastolite

English

Chiastolite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιαστός (khiastós, “arranged diagonally”) derived from χι (khi, “Greek letter X khi”) +‎ -lite. So called from the resemblance of the crosscuts of its crystals to the Greek letter chi.

Noun

chiastolite (countable and uncountable, plural chiastolites)

1. (mineralogy) An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.

Synonyms

• macle

Derived terms

• chiastolite slate
• chiastolitic

 

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: kiastoliitti

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chiastolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “chiastolite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.