ehlite

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English

Etymology

For the German village of Ehl (near the type locality Linz, Austria) +‎ -ite.

Noun

ehlite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of pseudomalachite; a green pearly mineral, hydrous phosphate of copper.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pseudomalachite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • ehlite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ehlite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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