afwillite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Alpheus Fuller Williams (1874-1953) of the De Beers diamond company, and -ite.

Noun[edit]

afwillite (plural afwillites)

  1. (mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Afwillite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “afwillite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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