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chi•as•to•lite
(kī as′tl īt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Mineralogya variety of the mineral andalusite having cruciform carbonaceous inclusions.
- alteration of chiastolith (see -lite), equivalent. to Greek chiastó(s) set crosswise (see chiasma) + -lith 1795–1805
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