Sma*rag"dite (?), n. [Cf. F.
smaragdite; -- so called from its emerald-green color. See
Smaragd.] (Min.) A green foliated kind of
amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.
Sma*rag"dite (?), n. [Cf. F.
smaragdite; -- so called from its emerald-green color. See
Smaragd.] (Min.) A green foliated kind of
amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.