"chiastolite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chiastolites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χιαστός (khiastós, “arranged diagonally”) derived from χι (khi, “Greek letter X khi”) + -lite. So called from the resemblance of the crosscuts of its crystals to the Greek letter chi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|χιαστός||arranged diagonally}} Ancient Greek χιαστός (khiastós, “arranged diagonally”), {{suffix|en||lite}} + -lite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chiastolite (countable and uncountable, plural chiastolites)
  1. (mineralogy) An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite. Wikipedia link: chiastolite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: macle Derived forms: chiastolite slate, chiastolitic Translations (mineral): kiastoliitti (Finnish)

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