A type of mineral or mineral-like substance (exact composition disputed among mineralogists).
From the Latin root 'alg-' (cold) combined with '-vite' or '-lite' (stone/mineral), though the exact etymology and composition remain uncertain in mineralogical literature. The term appears to be a 19th-century mineralogical coinage.
Algovite is a delightful mystery in mineralogy—it appears in old mineral catalogs and scientific texts but may not actually be a distinct mineral species, making it a perfect example of how scientific terminology sometimes names things that turn out not to exist, like 'phlogiston' or 'N-rays.'
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