Saussurite is a mineral aggregate which is formed as a hydrothermal alteration product of plagioclase feldspar. It appears very similar to zoisite with a green or grayish-green color, it has been used as a substitute or simulant for jade. Saussurite is not however recognized as a true mineral because it is a microscopic mixture of several other mi...
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• (n.) A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.
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(from the article `saussuritization`) process by which calcium-bearing plagioclase feldspar is altered to a characteristic assemblage of minerals called saussurite; the typical assemblage ...
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Saus'sur·ite noun [ French So called from M.
Saussure .]
(Min.) A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.
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Saussurite is a waxy-looking, white or pale green substance which results from the alteration of feldspar in rocks such as gabbro. It is a very fine admixture of garnet, zoisite, albite and other minerals.
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