amblygonite

American

[am-blig-uh-nahyt] / æmˈblɪg əˌnaɪt /

noun

a mineral, a lithium aluminum fluorophosphate, Li(AlF)PO 4 : an ore of lithium.

amblygonite British

/ æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt /

noun

a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO 4 )(F,OH)

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Etymology

Origin of amblygonite

1840–50; < Greek amblygṓn ( ios ) ( amblý ( s ) blunt, obtuse + gōní ( a ) angle + -os adj. suffix) + -ite ¹

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