bucholziten.
/ˈbʌkəlzʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of fibrolite.
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fibrolite1802
sillimanite1823
bucholzite1831
xenolite1844
1831 Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. XI. 263 The colour of Bucholzite is a greyish-white, with a very slight tinge of yellow, not recognizable in the purest specimens.
1854 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 4) 265 Bucholzite and fibrolite are generally fibrous massive, sometimes approaching distinct prisms.
1892 E. S. Dana J. D. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 6) 498 Fibrolite. Fibrous or fine columnar... Bucholzite and monrolite are here included.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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