heliolite
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Etymology
From helio- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”); analogous to sunstone.
Noun
heliolite (plural heliolites)
- A variety of feldspar, closely related to orthoclase
Synonyms
Further reading
- “heliolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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