meionite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

meionite (countable and uncountable, plural meionites)

  1. (mineralogy) A silicate mineral belonging to the scapolite group.

Further reading

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