| 释义 | glossecollite Min.|glɒsiːˈkɒlaɪt| [irreg. f. Gr. γλῶσσα tongue (dative γλώσσῃ) + κολλ(ᾶσθαι) to adhere + -ite. So called by Shepard 1857 from its property of adhering to the tongue.]
 A white earthy variety of halloysite.
 
 1857C. U. Shepard Min. (ed. 3) Suppl. p. iii, Glossecollite..Adheres strongly to the tongue. 1892Dana Min. 688 Glossecollite is milk-white and earthy. |