tainiolite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, ribbon) and λίθος (líthos, stone), because of its tabular crystal habit.

Noun[edit]

tainiolite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing fluorine, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.

Further reading[edit]

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