pezzottaite

English

Etymology

From Pezzotta +‎ -ite, after Federico Pezzotta, Italian petrologist.

Noun

pezzottaite (usually uncountable, plural pezzottaites)

  1. (mineralogy) A cesium analog of beryl, a silicate of cesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium that crystallizes in the trigonal system.

Further reading

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