okayamalite

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English

Etymology

Named for type locality Okayama Prefecture (in Japan) +‎ -lite.

Noun

okayamalite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral creamy white mineral containing boron, calcium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

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