marialite

English

Etymology

Named after wife of German mineralogist Gerhard vom Rath, Maria Rosa vom Rath, +‎ -lite.

Noun

marialite (countable and uncountable, plural marialites)

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Derived terms

Further reading

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