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pargasite
[ pahr-guh-sahyt ]
noun
Mineralogy.
- a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pargasite1
1810–20; named after Pargas, town in Finland; -ite 1
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Numerous varieties have been distinguished by special names: edenite, from Edenville in New York, is a pale-coloured aluminous amphibole containing little iron; pargasite, from Pargas near Abo in Finland, a green or bluish-green variety; common hornblende includes the greenish-black and black kinds containing more iron.
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Pargasite, p�r′ga-sīt, n. a dark-green crystallised variety of amphibole or hornblende.
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