Ma'anar ƙamus na "paragonite" wani ma'adinan mica mara launi ne, fari ko kodadde rawaya wanda shine memba na jerin aluminosilicate. Wani nau'in ma'adinai ne wanda sau da yawa ana samuwa a cikin duwatsun metamorphic kuma yana da alaƙa da muscovite da biotite. Ana kuma amfani da Paragonite a matsayin filler a wasu samfuran masana'antu da kuma matsayin dutse na ado a cikin kayan ado da sauran abubuwa.