mongolite
English
Etymology
Named for type locality Mongolia, + -ite.
Noun
mongolite
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Mongolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “mongolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.