homilite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]homi- + -lite, with homi- being an alteration of homo-. From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same, together”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its association with the minerals "erdmannite" and meliphanite.
Noun
[edit]homilite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Homilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “homilite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.