imogolite

English

Etymology

From Japanese 芋子 (imogo, “brownish-yellow soil derived from volcanic ash”) + -lite.

Noun

imogolite (countable and uncountable, plural imogolites)

  1. (mineralogy) An aluminium silicate clay mineral found in soils formed from volcanic ash.

Derived terms

Further reading

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