hematolite
English edit
Etymology edit
hemato- + -lite, from Ancient Greek αἵματος (haímatos, “blood”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), in allusion to its blood-red color. Not chemically related to hematite.
Noun edit
hematolite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hematolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “hematolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.