perlialite
English
Etymology
Named after Russian instructor of mineralogy Lily Alekseevna Perekrest, + -ite. The word is an acronym of her name, last name first.
Noun
perlialite
- (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal pearl white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and thallium.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Perlialite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “perlialite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.