melilite

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English

Etymology

Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, honey) +‎ -lite.

Noun

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melilite (countable and uncountable, plural melilites)

  1. (mineralogy) any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca2Al2SiO7) and akermanite (Ca2MgSi2O7)

Further reading

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