megacyclite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) and κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), because of its cyclosilicate categorization, + -ite.
Noun
[edit]megacyclite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Megacyclite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “megacyclite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.