marialite

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English

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Etymology

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Named after wife of German mineralogist Gerhard vom Rath, Maria Rosa vom Rath, +‎ -lite.

Noun

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marialite (countable and uncountable, plural marialites)

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Marialite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • marialite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.