A form of calcium silicate, CaSiO₃, which belongs to the monoclinic crystal system and occurs as intergrowths with the commoner triclinic form, wollastonite.
Origin
1930s.
Definition of parawollastonite in US English:
parawollastonite
noun
A form of calcium silicate, CaSiO₃, which belongs to the monoclinic crystal system and occurs as intergrowths with the commoner triclinic form, wollastonite.