okayamalite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named for type locality Okayama Prefecture (in Japan) + -lite.
Noun
[edit]okayamalite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral creamy white mineral containing boron, calcium, oxygen, and silicon.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Okayamalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “okayamalite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.