kalsilite

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kalsilite (countable and uncountable, plural kalsilites)

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

Further reading

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