hematolite

English

Etymology

From hemato- +‎ -lite, from Ancient Greek αἵματος (haímatos, “blood”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), in allusion to its blood-red color. Not chemically related to hematite.

Noun

hematolite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Further reading

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