sassolite

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English

Noun

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sassolite (plural sassolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A volcanic mineral form of boric acid originally found in Sasso, near Volterra in Italy

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Sasso +‎ -lite.

Noun

sassolite f (plural sassoliti)

  1. (mineralogy) sassolite