lamprophyllite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “shining”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its luster, +‎ -ite.

Noun

lamprophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural lamprophyllites)

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium.

Further reading

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