montroyalite

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noun

a whitish brittle translucent fibrous crystalline mineral with the empirical chemical formula Sr₄Al₈(CO₃)₃(OH)₁₃F₁₂•10.5(H₂O)

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Meanings

nounmontroyalite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablea whitish brittle translucent fibrous crystalline mineral with the empirical chemical formula Sr₄Al₈(CO₃)₃(OH)₁₃F₁₂•10.5(H₂O)

Origin

Named for type locality Mount Royal in Montreal, where the mineral was discovered, + -ite.

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APA

montroyalite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/montroyalite

MLA

“montroyalite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/montroyalite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “montroyalite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/montroyalite.

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