| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | A monoclinic mineral, Ca2 (Fe, Mg)3 Al2 (Si6 Al 2) O22 (OH)2; amphibole group, with Mg/(Mg + Fe)= 0 to 0.49; forms a series with tschermackite; a fairly common constituent of eclogites and amphibolites. (references) | ||
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