dichroite

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English

Etymology

From dichroic +‎ -ite. So called because it presents two different colours when viewed in two different directions.

Noun

dichroite (countable and uncountable, plural dichroites)

  1. (mineralogy, archaic) Iolite.

References

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Dichroite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • dichroite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.