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saussurite

/ˈsoʊsjʊəɹaɪt/

saussurite noun: a tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate of albite, zoisite, prehnite and other aluminium silicates, and is produced by the alteration of feldspar.

Noun

saussurite (countable and uncountable, plural saussurites)

  1. A tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate of albite, zoisite, prehnite and other aluminium silicates, and is produced by the alteration of feldspar.

Forms of saussurite

pluralsaussurites

Origin of saussurite

Named after Swiss explorer Horace Bénédict de Saussure,. See Saussure.

Words formed from saussurite

Questions about saussurite

What does saussurite mean?
Saussurite means a tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate of albite, zoisite, prehnite and other aluminium silicates, and is produced by the alteration of feldspar.
What part of speech is saussurite?
Saussurite is a noun.
How do you pronounce saussurite?
Saussurite is pronounced /ˈsoʊsjʊəɹaɪt/.
What is the plural of saussurite?
The plural of saussurite is saussurites.

Words near saussurite in the dictionary

  1. Saussure
  2. saussurea
  3. Saussurean
  4. Saussurian
  5. saussurine
  6. saussurite
  7. saussurites
  8. saussuritic
  9. saussuritised
  10. saussuritization
  11. saussuritize

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