English

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Etymology

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From pseudo- +‎ sinhalite, alluding to the optical, chemical, and structural similarity to sinhalite.

Noun

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pseudosinhalite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, boron, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

References

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pseudosinhalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.