oyelite
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Japanese professor of mineralogy Jiro Oye (1900–1968), + -lite.
Noun
editoyelite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Oyelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “oyelite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.