fluellite

English

Etymology

For its composition, from French fluate (“fluoride”) of alumine (“aluminum”), +‎ -lite.

Noun

fluellite (usually uncountable, plural fluellites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

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