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English
Etymology
Named after wife of German mineralogist Gerhard vom Rath, Maria Rosa vom Rath, + -lite.
Noun
marialite (countable and uncountable, plural marialites)
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Marialite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “marialite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.