pyrophyllite

English

Pyrophyllite

Noun

pyrophyllite (plural pyrophyllites)

1. (mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: pyrofylliitti (fi)
• Japanese: 葉蝋石 (ようろうせき, yōrōseki)

Further reading

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