noselite

noun

no·​se·​lite

ˈnōzəˌlīt

plural -s

: a grayish, bluish, or brownish mineral Na₅Al₃Si₃O₁₂(SO₄) that is a sodium aluminosilicate and sulfate related to hauynite

Word History

Etymology

German noselith, from Karl W. Nose †1835 German geologist who described it + German -lith -lite

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