eudialyte

See also: Eudialyte

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὖ διάλυτος (eû diálutos, “well decomposable”), alluding to its ready solubility in acid.

Noun

eudialyte (countable and uncountable, plural eudialytes)

  1. (mineralogy) A red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites.

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