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English
Etymology
Named after German professor of mineralogy and petrology at Christian Albrechts University, Dr. Franz Karl (1918–1972), + -ite.
Noun
karlite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Karlite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “karlite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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