aspidolite
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Noun
aspidolite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Aspidolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “aspidolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.