mongolite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Mongolia, +‎ -ite.

Noun

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mongolite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Mongolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • mongolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.