imogolite
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English
Etymology
From Japanese 芋子 (imogo, “brownish-yellow soil derived from volcanic ash”) + -lite.
Noun
imogolite (countable and uncountable, plural imogolites)
- (mineralogy) An aluminium silicate clay mineral found in soils formed from volcanic ash.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Imogolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “imogolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.