phenakite

See also: Phenakite and phénakite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek φέναξ (phénax, a deceiver).[1] + -ite

Noun

phenakite (countable and uncountable, plural phenakites)

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.

References
  • “Phenakite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  1. “Phenacite”, in Encyclopædia Britannica‎, 1911
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