eifelite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Eifel (Germany) +‎ -ite.

Noun

eifelite

1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

Further reading

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