adelite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “indistinct”) + -ite.
Noun
editadelite (plural adelites)
- (mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Adelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “adelite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.