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From eu- + crypto- + -ite, suggesting well hidden, from its presence among albite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
eucryptite
Today it means: A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral. Full definition →
Today it means: A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral. Full definition →
From eu- + crypto- + -ite, suggesting well hidden, from its presence among albite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.