kalsilite

English

Etymology

From the chemical symbols for potassium (K), aluminium (Al) and silicon (Si), and -lite.

Noun

kalsilite (countable and uncountable, plural kalsilites)

  1. a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO4, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Uganda

Derived terms

Further reading

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