pezzottaite
English edit
Etymology edit
Pezzotta + -ite, after Federico Pezzotta, Italian petrologist.
Noun edit
pezzottaite (usually uncountable, plural pezzottaites)
- (mineralogy) A cesium analog of beryl, a silicate of cesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium that crystallizes in the trigonal system.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pezzottaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “pezzottaite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.