Definition
A rare mineral variety, an orthoclase feldspar with distinctive optical properties and crystalline structure found in certain igneous rocks.
Etymology
From Greek 'eu' (well) + 'chlos' (green) + '-lite' (stone), though the color etymology is disputed. The name was applied by 19th-century mineralogists to describe this feldspar variant based on its occurrence in specific geological formations.
Kelly Says
Eucolite demonstrates how mineralogists sometimes name minerals after subtle optical properties or geological context rather than obvious color—it's a reminder that the periodic table of minerals is still being refined as technology lets us see crystal structures we never could before.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እዩኮላይት
ee-yoo-koh-lai-t
ARالعربية
يوكوليت
yoo-koh-lee-te
BNবাংলা
ইউকোলাইট
yoo-koh-lai-t
CACatalà
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
CSČeština
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
DADansk
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
DEDeutsch
Eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
ELΕλληνικά
Ευκολίτη
yoo-koh-lee-tee
ESEspañol
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
FAفارسی
یوکولیت
yoo-koh-lit
FISuomi
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
FRFrançais
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
GUGU
યુકોલાઈટ
yoo-koh-lai-t
HAHA
Eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
HEעברית
אוקוליט
oo-koh-lit
HIहिन्दी
यूकोलाइट
yoo-koh-la-it
HUMagyar
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
IGIG
Eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
ITItaliano
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
KMKM
យូកូឡាយត
yook-koh-lai-t
KO한국어
유코라이트
yoo-ko-ra-ite
MRMR
यूकोलाइट
yoo-koh-lai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
MYမြန်မာ
ယူကောလိတ်
yook-koh-le-et
NLNederlands
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
NONorsk
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
PAPA
ਇਉਕੋਲਾਇਟ
ee-yoo-koh-lai-t
PLPolski
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
PTPortuguês
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
RORomână
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
RUРусский
Eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
SVSvenska
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
SWKiswahili
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
TAதமிழ்
யூகோலைட்
yoo-go-lai-t
TEతెలుగు
యూకోలైట్
yoo-koh-lai-t
THไทย
ยูโคไลต์
yook-o-lai-t
TLTL
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
TRTürkçe
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
UKУкраїнська
Еуколіт
yoo-koh-lit
URاردو
یوکولیت
yoo-koh-lit
VITiếng Việt
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
YOYO
Eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te
ZUZU
eucolite
yoo-koh-lee-te