pyrophyllite

English

Noun

pyrophyllite (plural pyrophyllites)

(mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc.

Translations

mineral

Finnish: pyrofylliitti (fi)
Japanese: 葉蝋石 (ようろうせき, yōrōseki)

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pyrophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“pyrophyllite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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