kentrolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sting, spike”) (etymon of κέντρο (kéntro, “center”))+ λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its crystal habit.

Noun

kentrolite

1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.

Further reading

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