pachnolite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πάχνη (pákhnē, frost) + λίθος (líthos, stone), for being a mineral close in appearance to ice crystals.

Noun[edit]

pachnolite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.

Further reading[edit]

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

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