ripidolite etymology

English word ripidolite comes from English -lite (Used to form names of rocks and minerals.)

Detailed word origin of ripidolite

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-lite English (eng) Used to form names of rocks and minerals.
ripidolite English (eng) (mineralogy) A translucent green chlorite mineral of micaceous structure; a hydrous silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron.

Words with the same origin as ripidolite

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