chiolite
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its resemblance to cryolite (also Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “cold”)).
Noun
[edit]chiolite
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.
Translations
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chiolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “chiolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.