datolite

English

Datolite

Alternative forms

• datholite

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δατέομαι (datéomai, “to divide”) +‎ -lite; in allusion to the granular structure of a massive variety.

Noun

datolite (plural datolites)

1. (mineralogy) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO₄(OH).

Translations

a mineral, a calcium borosilicate

• Finnish: datoliitti
• French: datolite (fr) f
• German: Datolith m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: datolite f
• Spanish: datolita f

Further reading

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

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French

Noun

datolite f (plural datolites)

1. (mineralogy) datolite

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Italian

Noun

datolite f (plural datoliti)

1. (mineralogy) datolite