gyrolite

English

Etymology

From gyro- +‎ -lite, from Ancient Greek γύρος (gúros, “ring, circle”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its round crystalline nodules.

Noun

gyrolite (countable and uncountable, plural gyrolites)

1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Further reading

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