kentrolite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sting, spike”) (etymon of κέντρο (kéntro, “center”))+ λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its crystal habit.
Noun
[edit]kentrolite
- An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kentrolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “kentrolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.