griceite

English

Etymology

Named after Joel D. Grice, a Canadian mineralogist.

Noun

griceite

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, lithium fluoride, that occurs as white aggregates in other minerals, such as fluorite.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Griceite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “griceite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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