ominelite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Mount Ōmine (in Nara, Japan) +‎ -lite.

Noun

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ominelite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal blue mineral containing aluminum, boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

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