adelite
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek άδηλος (ádēlos, “indistinct”), + -ite.
Noun
adelite (plural adelites)
- (mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.
Further reading
- “Adelite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “adelite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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