aheylite

English

Etymology

a (first letter of Allen) +‎ heyl +‎ -ite, named after Allen V. Heyl, a geologist for the United States Geological Survey

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /əˈheɪlaɪt/

Noun

aheylite (plural aheylites)

  1. (mineralogy) A pale blue or green triclinic mineral.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Aheylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “aheylite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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