sillenite
English
Etymology
Sillén + -ite, named after the Swedish chemist Lars Gunnar Sillén.
Noun
sillenite (countable and uncountable, plural sillenites)
- (mineralogy) A cubic mineral with the chemical formula Bi12SiO20, typically found in association with bismuthite.
Further reading
- “Sillenite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.