nephelite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

nephelite (plural nephelites)

  1. (mineralogy) Synonym of nepheline

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