eifelite
English
Etymology
Named for type locality Eifel (Germany) + -ite.
Noun
eifelite
- (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Eifelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “eifelite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.