Definition
A mineral or rock variety, possibly a fossilized form of byssus or a mineral with thread-like or fibrous structural characteristics.
Etymology
From Latin 'byssus' (fine linen or threads) + Greek '-lithos' (stone). The term was likely coined in 19th-century mineralogy to describe rocks with fine, fibrous structures resembling ancient byssus.
Kelly Says
Mineralogists named a rock after mussel glue—which seems weird until you realize that sometimes geological structures look exactly like the fine threads mussels make!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቢሶላይት
bee-soh-lai-t
ARالعربية
بِسُسُوليت
bis-soo-leet
BNবাংলা
বিসোলাইট
bee-so-lai-t
CACatalà
bissolite
bee-soh-lee-t
CSČeština
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
DADansk
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
DEDeutsch
Byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
ELΕλληνικά
μπισσόλιτ
biss-o-lit
ESEspañol
bisolita
bee-soh-lee-tah
FAفارسی
بیسُولیت
bee-soh-lai-t
FISuomi
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
FRFrançais
byssolite
bee-soh-leet
GUGU
બિસોલાઈટ
bee-so-lai-t
HAHA
bissolite
bee-soh-li-teh
HEעברית
ביסוליט
bee-so-lit
HIहिन्दी
बिसोलाइट
bee-soh-lai-t
HUMagyar
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
bissolite
bee-soh-li-teh
IGIG
bissolite
bee-soh-li-teh
ITItaliano
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-teh
KMKM
ប៊ីសូឡាយត
bee-so-lai-t
KO한국어
비스소라이트
bisosoraiteu
MRMR
बिसोलाइट
bee-soh-lai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
bissolite
bee-soh-li-teh
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီစိုလိုင်း
bee-so-lai-ng
NLNederlands
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
NONorsk
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
PAPA
ਬਿਸੋਲਾਇਟ
bee-soh-lai-t
PLPolski
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
PTPortuguês
bissolite
bee-soh-lee-teh
RORomână
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
RUРусский
биссолит
bisso-lit
SVSvenska
byssolite
bee-soh-lee-t
SWKiswahili
bissolite
bee-soh-li-teh
TAதமிழ்
பீசோலைட்
bee-so-lai-t
TEతెలుగు
బిసోలైట్
bee-so-lai-t
THไทย
บิสโซไลท์
bis-so-laiht
TLTL
bissolite
bee-soh-li-teh
TRTürkçe
bissolite
bee-soh-lee-teh
UKУкраїнська
бісоліт
bee-so-lit
URاردو
بیسُولائٹ
bee-soh-lai-t
VITiếng Việt
bissolite
bi-soh-liet
YOYO
bissolite
bee-soh-li-teh
ZUZU
bissolite
bee-soh-li-teh