lizardite

English

Etymology

Named in 1955 by Eric J.W. Whittaker and Jack Zussman for the type locality: 'The Lizard', Cornwall, UK

Lizard +‎ -ite

Noun

lizardite (plural lizardites)

1. (mineralogy) Serpentine.

Further reading

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