monticellite
English
Etymology
Named after Italian writer Teodoro Monticelli (1759–1845), + -ite.
Noun
monticellite (countable and uncountable, plural monticellites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Monticellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “monticellite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.