kamaishilite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Kamaishi Mine (in Iwate, Japan) +‎ -lite.

Noun

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kamaishilite

  1. (mineralogy) A dimorph of bicchulite; a tetragonal colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

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