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melilite
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English
Etymology
Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -lite.
Noun
melilite (countable and uncountable, plural melilites)
- (mineralogy) any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca2Al2SiO7) and akermanite (Ca2MgSi2O7)
Derived terms
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Melilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “melilite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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