microlite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ -lite

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

microlite (plural microlites)

  1. (mineralogy) A basic fluoride of sodium, calcium, tantalum and niobium that is isomorphous with pyrochlore
  2. (archaeology) A microlith

Derived terms[edit]

(mineralogy): plumbomicrolite

Further reading[edit]

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

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French[edit]

Noun[edit]

microlite m (plural microlites)

  1. microlite

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