fassaite

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noun

A variety of augite

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounfassaite (plural fassaites)

plural fassaites

  1. geographyA variety of augite

Origin

From Italian Fassa + -ite, after a valley in the Tyrol.

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APA

fassaite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fassaite

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fassaite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fassaite.

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