melilite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, “honey”) +‎ -lite.

Noun

melilite (countable and uncountable, plural melilites)

1. (mineralogy) any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Melilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “melilite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.