hyalite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ύαλος (úalos, “glass”) +‎ -ite

Noun

hyalite (plural hyalites)

  1. (mineralogy) A form of opal.

Translations

Further reading

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