different between cryolite vs chiolite

cryolite

English

Etymology

cryo- +? -lite

Noun

cryolite (countable and uncountable, plural cryolites)

  1. (mineralogy) The mineral sodium aluminium fluoride (Na3AlF6).

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Cryolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “cryolite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

  • Creolity, creolity

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chiolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (khi?n, snow) + ????? (líthos, stone), because of its resemblance to cryolite (also Ancient Greek ????? (krúos, cold)).

Noun

chiolite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Chiolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “chiolite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Translations

Anagrams

  • eolithic

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