Amblygonite Definition

ăm-blĭgə-nīt

noun

A white or greenish mineral, (Li,Na)Al(PO₄ )(F,OH), that is an important source of lithium.

American Heritage

A usually greenish or whitish crystalline mineral, (Li,Na)Al(PO₄)(F,OH): it is an ore of lithium and is found in pegmatite.

Webster's New World

(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.

Wiktionary

Origin of Amblygonite

German Amblygonit from Greek amblugōnios obtuse-angled amblus blunt mel-¹ in Indo-European roots gōniā angle genu-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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