englishiten.
/ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lᵻˌʃaɪt/ Mineralogy.
A vitreous, colourless or white mineral consisting of a hydrated phosphate of potassium, sodium, calcium, and aluminium occurring at various locations in the central and western U.S.Formula: K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7·26H2O. Crystal system: monoclinic.
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1930 E. S. Larsen & E. V. Shannon in Amer. Mineralogist 15 328 Layers of a clear, glassy, cleavable mineral that resembles crusts of gordonite..were found on microscopic examination to be a different species... The name englishite is proposed for this mineral.
1951 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) II. 957 Englishite... Probably monoclinic. Occurs as layers and aggregates of subparallel plates.
1984 Canad. Mineralogist 22 469 (title) Englishite: new chemical data.
2004 S. B. Castor & G. C. Ferdock Minerals of Nevada (Nevada Bureau Mines & Geol. Special Pub. 31) iv. 176 Burganite... As pale green radiating groups of simple prismatic crystals..with englishite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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