lamprophyllite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “shining”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its luster, + -ite.
Noun edit
lamprophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural lamprophyllites)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024), “Lamprophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “lamprophyllite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.