# heliolite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A variety of feldspar, closely related to orthoclase

## Etymology
From helio- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”); analogous to sunstone.

## Source
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