afghanite

English

Etymology

Afghan +‎ -ite, since it was discovered in Afghanistan.

Noun

afghanite (plural afghanites)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrous hexagonal feldspathoid mineral of the cancrinite group.

Further reading

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