belovite

English

Etymology

For Nikolai Vassilievich Belov, Russian mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

belovite (plural belovites)

1. (mineralogy) A basic phosphate / fluoride mineral of strontium and lanthanum.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• love bite, love-bite, lovebite