English Explanatory Dictionary

lamprophyllite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium.

Word forms

lamprophyllite lamprophyllites

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “shining”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its luster, + -ite.

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