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Webster 1913 Edition

Mussite

Mus′site

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Noun.
(Min.)
A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont; diopside.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mussite

MUS'SITE

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Noun.
[from the valley of Mussa, in Piedmont.]
A variety of pyroxene of a greenish white color; otherwise called diopside.

Definition 2024

mussite

mussite

English

Noun

mussite ‎(plural mussites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene; diopside.

Etymology

Mussa +‎ -ite, since it comes from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont.

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