heliolite
nounEtymology From helio- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”); analogous to sunstone.
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A variety of feldspar, closely related to orthoclase
- Synonyms
- sunstone, aventurine feldspar
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