kentrolite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sting, spike”) (etymon of κέντρο (kéntro, “center”))+ λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its crystal habit.
Noun edit
kentrolite
- An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kentrolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “kentrolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.