mullite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Mull (Scotland) +‎ -ite.

Noun

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mullite (countable and uncountable, plural mullites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Mullite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • mullite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Spanish

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Verb

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mullite

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of mullir combined with te