Bastite

/ˈbæsˌtaɪt/ noun

Definition

A greenish mineral composed of altered magnesium silicate, formed through metamorphic processes in rocks.

Etymology

Named after the Bastié mine or region; the -ite suffix is a common mineralogical suffix denoting mineral species. Bastite represents an altered or metamorphosed form of the mineral enstatite.

Kelly Says

Bastite forms in metamorphic rocks when the original mineral enstatite gets altered by geological heat and pressure—it's one of several minerals that show us how rocks transform under extreme conditions deep in the Earth.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባስቲ
baas-tee
ARالعربية
باستي
baas-tee
BNবাংলা
বাস্তি
baas-tee
CACatalà
bastió
bas-tee-oh
CSČeština
bastion
bas-tee-ohn
DADansk
bastion
bas-tee-ohn
DEDeutsch
Bastide
bahs-tee-deh
ELΕλληνικά
βαστίλη
va-sti-lee
ESEspañol
bastión
bahs-tee-ohn
FAفارسی
باستی
baas-tee
FISuomi
basti
bas-tee
FRFrançais
bastide
ba-steed
GUGU
બસ્તી
bas-tee
HAHA
basti
bas-tee
HEעברית
בסטיה
bas-tee-yah
HIहिन्दी
बस्ती
baas-tee
HUMagyar
bastion
bas-tee-ohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
basti
bas-tee
IGIG
básti
bahs-tee
ITItaliano
bastiglia
bas-tee-lee-ah
JA日本語
バスティ
basuti
KKKK
басты
bas-tee
KMKM
បាស្ទី
baas-tee
KO한국어
바스티
bas-ti
MRMR
बस्ती
bas-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
basti
bas-tee
MYမြန်မာ
ဘစတီ
ba-s tee
NLNederlands
bastide
bas-tee-deh
NONorsk
bastion
bas-tee-ohn
PAPA
ਬਸਤੀ
bas-tee
PLPolski
bastide
bas-tee-deh
PTPortuguês
bastido
bahs-tee-doo
RORomână
bastion
bas-tee-ohn
RUРусский
бастилия
bas-tee-lee-ya
SVSvenska
bastion
bas-tee-ohn
SWKiswahili
basti
bas-tee
TAதமிழ்
பஸ்தி
paas-thee
TEతెలుగు
బస్టి
bas-tee
THไทย
บาติสตี้
ba-tee-see
TLTL
basti
bas-tee
TRTürkçe
bastide
bas-tee-deh
UKУкраїнська
бастілія
bas-tee-lee-ya
URاردو
بستی
bas-tee
VITiếng Việt
basti
ba-sti
YOYO
basti
bahs-tee
ZH中文
巴士蒂
ba-shi-ti
ZUZU
ibasti
ee-bas-tee

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