leucophanite
English
A crystal of leucophanite on a needle of aegirine.
Etymology
Originally named Leukophan (1840) by the Norwegian mineralogist Jens Esmark, in allusion to its whitish color, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “appear”). The suffix -ite, added later, is used to form nouns denoting minerals.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l(j)uːˈkɒfənaɪt/
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Noun
leucophanite (countable and uncountable, plural leucophanites)
- (mineralogy) A sorosilicate mineral that occurs in pegmatites and alkali igneous complexes as yellow, greenish or white triclinic crystals.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Leucophanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “leucophanite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.