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humboldtilite Min.|hʊmˈbəʊltɪlaɪt| [Named 1825 after F. H. Alexander von Humboldt, a famous German traveller (1769-1859): see -lite.] A variety of melilite, often found in large crystals.
1826Amer. Jrnl. Sc. II. 251. 1835 Shepard Min. 325 Humboldtilite, in right-square prisms. 1868Dana Min. (ed. 5) 280 Humboldtilite occurs in cavernous blocks of Somma. |