byssolite

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax”) + -lite. By surface analysis, byss(us) +‎ -o- +‎ lite. === Noun === byssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites) (mineralogy) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende. ==== Synonyms ==== amianthus ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Byssolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “byssolite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.