orthite

English

Etymology

ortho- + -ite

Noun

orthite (plural orthites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals

Translations

Further reading

  • Orthite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • orthite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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