saliotite

English

Etymology

From Pierre Saliot (“French geologist”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

saliotite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic phyllosilicate mineral in the smectite group with a pearly lustre.

Further reading

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

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