chiolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its resemblance to cryolite (also Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “cold”)).

Noun

chiolite (countable and uncountable, plural chiolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.

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Further reading

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

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