adelite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “indistinct”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

adelite (plural adelites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Adelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “adelite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• Leadite, deletia