PARAGONITE

paragonite

(noun) a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

paragonite (countable and uncountable, plural paragonites)

(mineral) A mineral related to muscovite.

Source: Wiktionary


Pa*rag"o*nite, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Min.)

Definition: A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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