ˈhāstiŋˌzīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hastings county, Ontario, Canada, its locality + English -ite
: a sodium-calcium-iron amphibole ideally NaCa 2 Fe 5 Al 2 Si 6 O 22 (OH) 2 but generally containing a little potassium and magnesium
ˈhāstiŋˌzīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hastings county, Ontario, Canada, its locality + English -ite
: a sodium-calcium-iron amphibole ideally NaCa 2 Fe 5 Al 2 Si 6 O 22 (OH) 2 but generally containing a little potassium and magnesium
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012