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What is a saussurite?

What is a saussurite? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (mineralogy) A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.
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Subhedral plagioclase is slightly to extensively altered to saussurite and sericite.
Plagioclase is partly altered to saussurite and sericite, and pyroxene is variably altered to pale brown and pale green actinolitic amphibole, chlorite, and epidote.
Equally characteristic of the gabbros is the alteration of the felspars to cloudy, semi-opaque masses of saussurite.

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