fluellite

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English

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Etymology

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For its composition, from French fluate (fluoride) of alumine (aluminum), +‎ -lite.

Noun

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fluellite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

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