tessellite Min.
(ˈtɛsɪlaɪt)
Also tesselite.
[f. tessella + -ite1.]
A variety of Apophyllite, exhibiting in polarized light a tessellated structure.
| 1819 Brewster in Edin. Phil. Jrnl. June 5 The tessellated structure..is a property so singular and so distinctive, that I would propose to mark it by the name of Tesselite. 1868 Dana Min. (ed. 5) 416 Tesselite, from Faröe, is a cubical variety, exhibiting a tesselated structure in polarized light. |