chiastolite

== English == === Etymology === 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 === chiastolite (countable and uncountable, plural chiastolites) (mineralogy) An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite. ==== Synonyms ==== macle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Chiastolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “chiastolite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.