Bastite

Translation of "bastite" into Russian

Noun

bastite

bastites pl

The geologist found a sample of bastite in the rock formation.

Геолог нашел образец бастита в горной породе.

Noun

A type of serpentine mineral that is typically fibrous and has a silky luster, often found in metamorphic rocks.

The geologist identified the fibrous mineral in the rock sample as bastite.

A pseudomorph of serpentine after enstatite or hypersthene, typically exhibiting a silky or schiller lustre.

Under the microscope, the enstatite crystals had been completely replaced by bastite.

Adjective

Containing or composed of bastite.

The sample was described as a bastite peridotite because of its high bastite content.