humboldtiliten.
/hʊmˈbəʊltɪlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of melilite, often found in large crystals.
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1826 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. 2 251.
1835 C. U. Shepard Treat. Mineral. 325 Humboldtilite, in right-square prisms.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 280 Humboldtilite occurs in cavernous blocks of Somma.
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