halloysite

English

Etymology

From Belgian geologist Omalius d'Halloy +‎ -ite.

Noun

halloysite (countable and uncountable, plural halloysites)

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Translations

a clay mineral

Finnish: halloysiitti
French: halloysite (fr) f
German: Halloysit m
Italian: halloysite f
Spanish: halloysita f

References

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Halloysite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

French

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

halloysite f (plural halloysites)

(mineralogy) halloysite

Further reading

“halloysite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

halloysite f (plural halloysiti)

(mineralogy) halloysite

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