chiastolite

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chiastolite

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From Ancient Greek χιαστός (khiastós, “arranged diagonally”) derived from χι (khi, “Greek letter X khi”) + -lite. So called from the resemblance of the crosscuts of its crystals to the Greek letter chi.

noun chiastolites

countable, uncountable An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.
Similar: macle

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@misc{chiastolite_2026,
  title = {chiastolite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chiastolite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}