mongolite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named for type locality Mongolia, +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

mongolite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading[edit]

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

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