Min. [f. Gr. χονδρώδ-ης granular (f. χόνδρος groat, grain, granule) + -ITE.] A silicate of magnesium containing a little fluorine. It is usually of a yellowish or brownish red color, and often occurs in imbedded grains.
1822. Cleaveland, Min., 295.
1869. Phillips, Vesuvius, x. 299. Chondrodite … is found in ejected blocks with mica.
1884. Dana, Min., 365. Chondrodite occurs mostly in granular limestone.
