saussurite

From Saussure +‎ -ite.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊsjʊəɹaɪt/

saussurite (countable and uncountable, plural saussurites)

1. (mineralogy) A tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate of albite, zoisite, prehnite and other aluminium silicates, and is produced by the alteration of feldspar.

• “saussurite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
• “saussurite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.