marialite

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noun

A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounmarialite (countable and uncountable, plural marialites)

plural marialites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Origin

Named after wife of German mineralogist Gerhard vom Rath, Maria Rosa vom Rath, + -lite.

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