datolite

English

Alternative forms

• datholite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δατέομαι (datéomai, “to divide”) +‎ -lite; in allusion to the granular structure of a massive variety.

Noun

datolite (plural datolites)

1. (mineralogy) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO₄(OH).

Translations

a mineral, a calcium borosilicate

Finnish: datoliitti French: datolite (fr) f German: Datolith m Italian: datolite f Spanish: datolita f

Further reading

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

French

Noun

datolite f (plural datolites)

1. (mineralogy) datolite

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.toˈli.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: da‧to‧lì‧te

Noun

datolite f (plural datoliti)

1. (mineralogy) datolite

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