monticellite

English

Etymology

Named after Italian writer Teodoro Monticelli (1759–1845), +‎ -ite.

Noun

monticellite (countable and uncountable, plural monticellites)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Monticellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “monticellite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.