gyrolite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
gyro- + -lite, from Ancient Greek γύρος (gúros, “ring, circle”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its round crystalline nodules.
Noun[edit]
gyrolite (countable and uncountable, plural gyrolites)
- (mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Gyrolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “gyrolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.