English Explanatory Dictionary

silvialite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Word forms

silvialite

Etymology

Named after the daughter of Austrian mineralogist Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg (1836-1927), Silvia Hillebrand, + -lite.

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