carpholite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “straw”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for its appearance of long, slender crystallization and color.
Noun
editcarpholite (countable and uncountable, plural carpholites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Carpholite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “carpholite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.