boltonite

See also: Boltonite

English

Etymology

From Bolton +‎ -ite, after Bolton, Massachusetts, USA.

Noun

boltonite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy, archaic) forsterite

References

• “boltonite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “boltonite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.