amblygonite

See also: Amblygonite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt, dull”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle, corner”) +‎ -ite. By surface analysis, ambly- +‎ -gon +‎ -ite.

Noun

amblygonite (countable and uncountable, plural amblygonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Amblygonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “amblygonite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
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