carpholite

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “straw”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for its appearance of long, slender crystallization and color. === Noun === carpholite (countable and uncountable, plural carpholites) (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon. ==== Derived terms ==== ferrocarpholite magnesiocarpholite vanadiocarpholite === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Carpholite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “carpholite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. === Anagrams === arctophile, cartophile