fluellite

English

Etymology

For its composition, from French fluate (“fluoride”) of alumine (“aluminum”), +‎ -lite.

Noun

fluellite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Fluellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “fluellite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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