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pargasite

[ pahr-guh-sahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pargasite1

1810–20; named after Pargas, town in Finland; -ite 1
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Example Sentences

Pargasite, pr′ga-sīt, n. a dark-green crystallised variety of amphibole or hornblende.

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