varulite

noun

va·​ru·​lite

ˈvärəˌlīt

plural -s

: a mineral (Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe)₂(PO₄)₂ consisting of manganese, sodium, and calcium with minor amounts of iron, isomorphous with hühnerkobelite, and isostructural with triphylite and lithiophilite

Word History

Etymology

Swedish varulit, from Varuträsk, locality in northern Sweden + Swedish -lit -lite

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