clinohedrite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō, “to incline”) + ἕδρᾱ (hédrā, “face”) + -ite, for the inclined facial character of the crystal morphology.

Noun

clinohedrite (countable and uncountable, plural clinohedrites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc

Synonyms

References
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Clinohedrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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