halloysite

English

Etymology

From Belgian geologist Omalius d'Halloy +‎ -ite.

Noun

halloysite (countable and uncountable, plural halloysites)

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Translations

a clay mineral

• Finnish: halloysiitti
• French: halloysite (fr) f
• German: Halloysit m
• Italian: halloysite f
• Spanish: halloysita f

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Halloysite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

halloysite f (plural halloysites)

1. (mineralogy) halloysite

Further reading

• “halloysite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

halloysite f (plural halloysiti)

1. (mineralogy) halloysite