heliolite

English

Etymology

From helio- +‎ -lite, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”); analogous to sunstone.

Noun

heliolite (plural heliolites)

  1. A variety of feldspar, closely related to orthoclase

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