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saussurite
saussurite Min. (ˈsɔːsjʊəraɪt) [Named after Prof. H. B. de Saussure (1740–99) who first described it: see -ite1.] A very compact variety of zoisite. Also Comb. saussurite-gabbro, a variety of gabbro in which the component feldspar and diallage have been partly altered to saussurite.1811 Pinkerton Pe... Oxford English Dictionary
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Saussurite
Saussurite is a mineral aggregate which is formed as a hydrothermal alteration product of plagioclase feldspar. The use of microscopic refractive index data and X-ray diffraction patterns are needed to distinguish some saussurite simulants from true jade. wikipedia.org
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lehmanite
lehmanite Min. (ˈleːmənəɪt) Also lem-. [Named by J. C. Delamétherie, 1797, after Lake Lehman (Leman), its locality: see -ite.] An obsolete synonym of saussurite.1811 Pinkerton Petral. I. 207 Lehmanite of felspar and quartz, from Cornwall. 1837 Dana Min. 293 Lemanite. Oxford English Dictionary
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Amphibolite
altered pyroxenite; during autogenic hydrothermal circulation the primary mineralogy of pyroxene and plagioclase, etc. has altered to actinolite and saussurite wikipedia.org
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Clinozoisite
It also occurs in saussurite alteration of plagioclase. wikipedia.org
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gabbro
gabbro Geol. (ˈgæbrəʊ) [a. It. gabbro.] (See quot. 1864–72.)1837 Dana Syst. Min. 288 Saussurite occurs in primitive regions, and with hornblende and augite constitutes the rocks called gabbro and euphotide. 1864–72 Watts Dict. Chem. II. 756 Gabbro, the name given by the Italian artists..to a rock es... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cercocarpus traskiae
The steep sides of the arroyo contain soils of saussurite gabbro. wikipedia.org
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jade
▪ I. jade, n.1 (dʒeɪd) Also Sc. 8 jad, 9 jaud. [Of unknown origin; often assumed to be a doublet of yaud (Icel. jalda mare), but app. without reason.] 1. A contemptuous name for a horse; a horse of inferior breed, e.g. a cart- or draught-horse as opposed to a riding horse; a roadster, a hack; a sorr... Oxford English Dictionary
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Horace Bénédict de Saussure
Saussurite is named after him. The lunar crater Saussure is also named after him. wikipedia.org
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Mount Du
Mine The hill is rich in a jade substitute or simulant stone, saussurite. "Dushan jade" is a misnomer. wikipedia.org
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