different between macle vs chiastolite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French macle, which in turn derives either from Latin macula (from Italic) or from Latin mascula (from Germanic). See mascle for more.

Noun

macle (plural macles)

1. (mineralogy) Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section.
2. (mineralogy) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
3. (mineralogy) A twin crystal.

References

• macle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Camel, Malec, calme, camel

French

Etymology

The second sense is from Latin mascula, from Germanic (see English mascle for details). The first sense either has the same origin, or derives from macula (from Italic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?kl/, /makl/

Noun

macle f (plural macles)

1. twin crystal
2. (heraldry) mascle

Derived terms

• maclage
• macler

Descendants

• ? English: macle

References

Further reading

• “macle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ??????? (khiasmós, “marked with an X”) derived from ?? (khi, “Greek letter X khi”) +? -lite. So called from the resemblance of the crosscuts of its crystals to the Greek letter chi.

Noun

chiastolite (countable and uncountable, plural chiastolites)

1. (mineralogy) An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.

Synonyms

• macle

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Chiastolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “chiastolite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.