What does "saussurite" mean?

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.

How do you pronounce "saussurite"?

Pronounced //ˈsoʊsjʊəɹaɪt//.

Saussurite

//ˈsoʊsjʊəɹaɪt// noun

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Noun

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. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Saussure + -ite.

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