montebrasite

noun

mon·​te·​bra·​site

ˌmäntēˈbräˌzīt

plural -s

: a mineral LiAlPO₄(OH) consisting of a basic phosphate of aluminum and lithium isomorphous with amblygonite and natromontebrasite

Word History

Etymology

French, from Montebras, France, its locality + French -ite

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