Fassalite

/ˈfæsəlaɪt/ noun

Definition

A variety of pyroxene mineral or a pyroxene-related silicate, part of the broader pyroxene mineral group.

Etymology

Variant or related form of 'fassaite,' with '-alite' suffix instead of '-aite.' Mineralogical nomenclature often includes multiple names or variants for the same minerals discovered at different locations.

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Mineralogy has naming variants—sometimes the same mineral discovered in different places gets different names, which geologists then have to untangle!

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