mullite
English
Etymology
Named for type locality Mull (Scotland) + -ite.
Noun
mullite (countable and uncountable, plural mullites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Mullite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “mullite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.