celsian

See also: Celsian

English

Etymology

Named after Anders Celsius.

Noun

celsian (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) An uncommon monoclinic feldspar mineral, barium aluminosilicate, found in contact metamorphic rocks with significant barium content.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Celsian”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “celsian”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

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