cancrisilite

English

Etymology

Named for its relationship to cancrinite with a high (SIL)icon-to-aluminum ratio.

Noun

cancrisilite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Further reading

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