fasciculiten.
/fəˈsɪkjʊlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
Tufted fibrous hornblende.
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smaragdite1804
antholite1806
anthophyllite1806
pargasite1818
fasciculite1823
dannemorite1857
grünerite1861
kaersutite1886
tschermakite1945
magnesiohornblende1978
1823 Hitchcock in Amer. Jrnl. Sc. VI. 226 So..striking an instance do these exhibit of the fascicular structure of minerals that I..have denominated them Fasciculite.
1884 J. D. Dana Min. 240 The fasciculite of Hitchcock is merely this tufted hornblende.
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