chiastolite
Meanings
noun
- An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιαστός (khiastós, “arranged diagonally”) derived from χι (khi, “Greek letter X khi”) + -lite. So called from the resemblance of the crosscuts of its crystals to the Greek letter chi.
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