microlite

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ -lite

Pronunciation

Noun

microlite (plural microlites)

  1. (mineralogy) A basic fluoride of sodium, calcium, tantalum and niobium that is isomorphous with pyrochlore
  2. (archaeology) A microlith

Derived terms

(mineralogy): plumbomicrolite

Further reading

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

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