melilite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, “honey”) +‎ -lite.

Noun

melilite (countable and uncountable, plural melilites)

  1. (mineralogy) any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca2Al2SiO7) and akermanite (Ca2MgSi2O7)

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