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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfassaite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fassa-ite
"La fassaite prende il nome dalla Val di Fassa."
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A green or dark-green variety of the pyroxene mineral augite, containing substantial aluminum, typically found in contact metamorphic rocks.
"The petrologist identified fassaite crystals within the skarn sample under the polarized microscope."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Fassa Valley (Val di Fassa) in the Dolomites of Trentino, Italy, where the mineral was first discovered. Coined in the 19th century by mineralogists to denote a specific aluminous variety of augite pyroxene.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fassaite" is said worldwide
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fassaïte
Transliteration: fasa-it
"La fassaïte est un minéral du groupe des pyroxènes."
Fassait
Transliteration: fas-ait
"Fassait ist eine aluminiumreiche Varietät von Augit."
fassaite
Transliteration: fassa-ite
"La fassaite prende il nome dalla Val di Fassa."
fasaíta
Transliteration: fa-sai-ta
"La fasaíta es un mineral verde del grupo de los piroxenos."
fassaíta
Transliteration: fa-sa-i-ta
"A fassaíta é encontrada frequentemente em rochas metamórficas."
फास्साइट
Transliteration: faas-saait
"फास्साइट एक प्रकार का पाइरोक्सीन खनिज है।"
透辉辉石
Transliteration: tòu huī huī shí
"透辉辉石是一种富含铝的辉石矿物。"
파사이트
Transliteration: pa-sa-i-teu
"파사이트는 휘석 그룹에 속하는 광물입니다."
ファッサイト
Transliteration: fassaito
"ファッサイトは輝石グループの緑色の鉱物です。"
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