eudialyte
See also: Eudialyte
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek εὖ διάλυτος (eû diálutos, “well decomposable”), alluding to its ready solubility in acid.
Noun
editeudialyte (countable and uncountable, plural eudialytes)
- (mineralogy) A red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Eudialyte”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “eudialyte”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.