Fengite

Fengite

Fengite is a transparent form of marble or alabaster. In former times it was sometimes used for windows instead of glass.

Fengite is also a variant spelling of "phengite", the high silica muscovite variety.


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  • Fengite — Fen gite, n. (Min.) A kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on account of its transparency. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fengite — see phengite. Min …   Useful english dictionary

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