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

• ferropargasite
• potassicpargasite

Further reading

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