pezzottaite

English

Etymology

From Pezzotta +‎ -ite, after Federico Pezzotta, Italian petrologist.

Noun

pezzottaite (usually uncountable, plural pezzottaites)

1. (mineralogy) A cesium analog of beryl, a silicate of cesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium that crystallizes in the trigonal system.

Further reading

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