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crossite

noun
cross·ite | \ˈkrȯˌsīt\
plural -s

Definition of crossite 

: an amphibole intermediate in composition between glaucophane and riebeckite

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History and Etymology for crossite

Whitman Cross †1949 American geologist + English -ite

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