francolite etymology

English word francolite comes from English -lite (Used to form names of rocks and minerals.), English Wheal Franco

Detailed word origin of francolite

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-lite English (eng) Used to form names of rocks and minerals.
Wheal Franco English (eng)
francolite English (eng) (mineral) A synonym of carbonate-rich fluorapatite; a variety of apatite.

Words with the same origin as francolite

Descendants of -lite
abukumalite acadialite chiasmus danalite dendrolite foralite grapholite heliolite hematolite lepidolite malacolite meteorolite ottrelite paranatrolite phytolite pisolite praseolite radiolite retinalite ripidolite scorzalite thinolite turrilite umbalite