A rare mineral, a complex silicate of various elements, found in volcanic rocks and named after a geographic location.
From the Scottish place name Ailsa (Ailsa Craig, a volcanic island in Scotland) plus the mineral suffix -ite, following the convention of naming minerals after their discovery location.
Geologists name minerals after places, people, and properties—ailsyte's Scottish origin means a rock discovered in Scotland got named after Scottish geography, keeping its homeland connection!
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