congolite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named for type locality Republic of the Congo, + -lite.
Noun
[edit]congolite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light red mineral containing boron, chlorine, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Congolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “congolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.