montebrasite
/ˌmɒntɪˈbreɪzʌɪt/ /ˌmɒntɪˈbraːzʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A triclinic phosphate of lithium, sodium, and aluminium usually occurring as white to greyish-white transparent to translucent crystals.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Nicol (1810–1879), geologist. From French montebrasite from Montebras, the name of a hill in the department of Creuse in central France where the mineral is found + -ite.
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