URALITE

Noun

uralite (countable and uncountable, plural uralites)

(mineral) A dark green variety of hornblende or actinolite.

Anagrams

• laurite, liturae

Source: Wiktionary


U"ral*ite, n. Etym: [So called because first observed in the Ural Mountains.] (Min.)

Definition: Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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