lamprophyllite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “shining”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its luster, + -ite.
Noun
[edit]lamprophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural lamprophyllites)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Lamprophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “lamprophyllite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.