English edit

Etymology edit

Named after Russian instructor of mineralogy Lily Alekseevna Perekrest, +‎ -ite. The word is an acronym of her name, last name first.

Noun edit

perlialite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal pearl white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and thallium.

Further reading edit

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