leucophanite

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sorosilicate mineral that occurs in pegmatites and alkali igneous complexes as yellow, greenish or white triclinic crystals. countable,uncountable

词形变化

leucophanites plural

词源

Originally named Leukophan (1840) by the Norwegian mineralogist Jens Esmark, in allusion to its whitish color, from leuco- (white) + -phane (“appearing”). The suffix -ite, added later, is used to form nouns denoting minerals.
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