belovite

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

belovite (plural belovites)

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

Further reading edit

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

Anagrams edit

love bite, love-bite, lovebite

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