balipholite

== English == === Etymology === For its composition of (BA)rium and (LI)thium, and from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for being a mineral. Claimed to also contain the Chinese word for fibrous. Likely, the -pho- is a reference to carpholite, which mineral group balipholite is closely related to. === Noun === balipholite (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, fluorine, hydrogen, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. === References === === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Balipholite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “balipholite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.