barysilite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús, “heavy”), the inclusion of (SI)licon, and λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Noun

barysilite

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

References

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