megacyclite
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) and κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), because of its cyclosilicate categorization, + -ite.
Noun
megacyclite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Megacyclite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “megacyclite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.