indialite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality India, +‎ -lite.

Noun

indialite (countable and uncountable, plural indialites)

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

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

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