sepiolite

English

Sepiolite

Etymology

From Latin sepia (“cuttlefish”) +‎ -lite, from its resemblance to cuttlebone.

Noun

sepiolite (countable and uncountable, plural sepiolites)

(mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.
Synonym: meerschaum

Translations

a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum

Finnish: merenvaha (fi), sepioliitti
French: sépiolite (fr) f
German: Sepiolith m
Italian: sepiolite f
Russian: сепиоли́т (ru) m (sepiolít)
Spanish: sepiolita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sepiolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“sepiolite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

Noun

sepiolite f (plural sepioliti)

(mineralogy) sepiolite, meerschaum

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