barylite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Noun

barylite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Barylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “barylite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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