congolite

See also: congolité

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Republic of the Congo, +‎ -lite.

Noun

congolite

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light red mineral containing boron, chlorine, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Congolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “congolite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• colitogen, telogonic