kalsilite

English

Etymology

From the chemical symbols for potassium (K), aluminium (Al) and silicon (Si), and -lite.

Noun

kalsilite (countable and uncountable, plural kalsilites)

  1. a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO4, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Uganda

Further reading

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