"carpholite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carpholites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “straw”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for its appearance of long, slender crystallization and color. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κάρφος||straw}} Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “straw”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} carpholite (countable and uncountable, plural carpholites)
  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Derived forms: ferrocarpholite, magnesiocarpholite, vanadiocarpholite

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