caryopilite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut”) for its brown color and πίλος (pílos, “felt”) for its texture, +‎ -ite.

Noun

caryopilite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.

Further reading

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