pezzottaite
English
Etymology
Pezzotta + -ite, after Federico Pezzotta, Italian petrologist.
Noun
pezzottaite (usually uncountable, plural pezzottaites)
- (mineralogy) A caesium analogue of beryl, a silicate of caesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium that crystallises in the trigonal system.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Pezzottaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “pezzottaite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.