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Melilite
Mel′i-lite
(mĕl′ĭ-līt)
, Noun.
[Gr.
μέλι
honey + -lite
; cf. F. mélilithe
.] (Min.)
A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere.
[Written also
mellilite
.] Definition 2024
melilite
melilite
English
Noun
melilite (countable and uncountable, plural melilites)
- (mineralogy) any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca2Al2SiO7) and akermanite (Ca2MgSi2O7)