nephelite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

nephelite (plural nephelites)

1. (mineralogy) Synonym of nepheline

Further reading

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