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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mineralogy, an isotropic mineral found in the Shergotty meteorite. It has the composition of labradorite, and the suggestion has been made that it may be a fused feldspar.
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- noun mineralogy A
glassy phase found in somemeteorites andimpact craters , typically similar in composition toplagioclase feldspar .
Etymologies
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M H N Story-Maskelyne, British geologist, and -ite.
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