larnite

English

Noun

larnite (plural larnites)

  1. a polymorph of calcium silicate, Ca2SiO4, found in limestone or chalk in contact with semimolten basalts

Further reading
  • “Larnite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “larnite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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