silvialite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

silvialite

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

Further reading

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