adelite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek άδηλος (ádēlos, “indistinct”), +‎ -ite.

Noun

adelite (plural adelites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.

Further reading

  • “Adelite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • adelite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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