catapleiite

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English

Etymology

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Noun

catapleiite (countable and uncountable, plural catapleiites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Catapleiite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.