indialite Min.
(ˈɪndɪəlaɪt)
[f. India + -lite.]
The hexagonal dimorph of cordierite.
| 1954 Miyashiro & Iiyama in Proc. Japan Acad. XXX. 746 The present paper is concerned with the finding of a new hexagonal mineral from Bokaro coalfield, India, (Mg, Fe+2)2Al4Si5O18 in composition, polymorphic with cordierite. This mineral has hitherto been identified as cordierite; but..it is a distinct species, to which the name ‘indialite’ is proposed. 1972 M. H. Battey Mineral. for Students 254/1 Indialite, a dimorph of cordierite, is isostructural with beryl. |