adelite

adelite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)
Ancient Greek δῆλος (dêlos)
Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos)
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.
Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.
Latin -ītēsbor.
French -iteder.
English -ite
English adelite

    From Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “indistinct”) + English -ite.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈæ.dəl.aɪt/

    Noun

    adelite (plural adelites)

    1. (mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.

    Further reading

    • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Adelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
    • “adelite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

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