Definition of Saussurite. Meaning of Saussurite. Synonyms of Saussurite

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Definition of Saussurite

Saussurite
Saussurite Saus"sur*ite, n. [F. So called from M. Saussure.] (Min.) A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.

Meaning of Saussurite from wikipedia

- Saussurite is a mineral aggregate which is formed as a hydrothermal alteration product of plagioclase feldspar. It appears very similar to zoisite with...
- mineralogy of pyroxene and plagioclase, etc. has altered to actinolite and saussurite (albite + epidote). The texture is distinctive, the pyroxene altered to...
- named after him. His work as a mineralogist was also recognized in that Saussurite is named after him. The lunar crater Saussure is named after him. Saussure...
- contact metamorphism of high calcium sedimentary rocks. It also occurs in saussurite alteration of plagioclase. Jadeite bearing pyroxene minerals have suggested...
- province, China. The hill is rich in a jade substitute or simulant stone, saussurite. "Dushan jade" is a misnomer. It is not the true jade found in Xinjiang...
- to a brownish black with white crystals and has secondary chlorite and saussurite. It is predominantly found in glacial deposits stretching from south of...
- defectus Campanulotes durdeni Campanulotes elegans Campanulotes flavus Campanulotes frenatus Campanulotes sp. Saussurites JDW-2010 Synonyms Nitzschielloides...
- mixture of pyroxenes (augites), magnetic ironstone and greenish-white saussurite and called them augite gabbro. Due to the low iron content, the ores were...
- scrub on Catalina Island. The steep sides of the arroyo contain soils of saussurite gabbro. It was rare at the time of its discovery by Blanche Trask in 1897...
- Columbiformes. XVII - Novas observações sobre os generos Campanulotes Kéler, Saussurites Tendeiro e Stephanius Tendeiro. J Tendeiro, Garcia de Orta, Série Zoologia...