caryopilite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut”) for its brown color and πίλος (pílos, “felt”) for its texture, + -ite.
Noun
editcaryopilite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Caryopilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “caryopilite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.