namansilite

English

Etymology

Named for its composition of (NA)trium, (MAN)ganese, and (SIL)icon, +‎ -ite.

Noun

namansilite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Further reading

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