Chŏn'dro-dīte, n.

(49), n. [Gr. χόνδρος, corn, grain.] (Min.) A light-yellow, brittle mineral, occurring disseminated through crystalline limestone, as in New Jersey, and Orange county, New York. Regular crystals can rarely be distinguished. It is usually brownish and brownish-red, and consists of silica, fluorine, and magnesia. Dana.