datolite
English
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Datolite
Alternative forms
- datholite
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δατέομαι (datéomai, “to divide”) + -lite; in allusion to the granular structure of a massive variety.
Noun
datolite (plural datolites)
- (mineralogy) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO4(OH).
Translations
a mineral, a calcium borosilicate
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Datolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “datolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
French
Noun
datolite f (plural datolites)
- (mineralogy) datolite
Italian
Noun
datolite f (plural datoliti)
- (mineralogy) datolite
Anagrams
- dialetto