tainiolite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tainiolite (uncountable)

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

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