belonite
Meanings
noun
- A miniscule acicular or dendritic crystallite sometimes found in glassy volcanic rocks.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “a needle”) + -ite (“rock, mineral or fossil”).
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