Min. [f. Ala, name of place in Tyrol + -LITE.] A variety of Malacolite or Diopside, one of the many forms of Pyroxene.
1837–80. Dana, Mineral., 214. Alalite … occurs in broad right-angled prisms, colorless to faint greenish or clear green.
Min. [f. Ala, name of place in Tyrol + -LITE.] A variety of Malacolite or Diopside, one of the many forms of Pyroxene.
1837–80. Dana, Mineral., 214. Alalite … occurs in broad right-angled prisms, colorless to faint greenish or clear green.
