cryolithionite

noun

cry·​o·​lith·​i·​o·​nite

ˌkrīōˈlithēəˌnīt,

-lə̇ˈthīə-

plural -s

: a mineral composed of a fluoaluminate of sodium and lithium Na₃Li₃(AlF₆)₂ found in the Ural mountains

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier kryolithionite, from kryo- cryo- + lithionite (obsolete synonym of lepidolite), from German lithonit, from obsolete New Latin lithion (now lithia) + German -it -ite

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