Definition
A mineral or hypothetical crystalline substance associated with the temple region (a rare or archaic mineralogical term).
Etymology
From Greek krotaphos (temple) with the mineral suffix -ite, following the naming convention for minerals, though this term is obsolete or highly specialized.
Kelly Says
When geologists discover new minerals, they often name them after the place found or a descriptive feature—this word shows that even anatomy inspired mineral nomenclature!
Translations
ARالعربية
كروتافيت
kro-ta-fiːt
BNবাংলা
ক্রোটাফাইট
kro-ta-faait
CACatalà
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
CSČeština
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
DADansk
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
DEDeutsch
Crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
ELΕλληνικά
κροταφίτης
kro-ta-fi-tis
ESEspañol
crotapita
kro-ta-pee-ta
FAفارسی
کروتا菲ت
kro-ta-fiːt
FISuomi
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
FRFrançais
crotaphite
kro-ta-fit
GUGU
ક્રોટાફાઈટ
kro-ta-faai-t
HAHA
krotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
HEעברית
קרוטאפיט
kro-ta-fit
HIहिन्दी
क्रोताफाइट
kro-ta-faait
HUMagyar
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
IDBahasa Indonesia
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
IGIG
krotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
ITItaliano
crotapita
kro-ta-pee-ta
JA日本語
クロタフィト
Kurotafifoto
KKKK
көртетафит
kor-te-ta-fit
KMKM
ក្រូតាផីត
kro-ta-fiːt
MRMR
क्रोताफाइट
kro-ta-fai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
MYမြန်မာ
ကရိုတာဖိုက်တ
ka-ro-ta-phai-t
NLNederlands
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
NONorsk
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਟਾਫਾਈਟ
kro-ta-faai-t
PLPolski
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
PTPortuguês
crotapita
kro-ta-pee-ta
RORomână
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
RUРусский
кротафит
kro-ta-fit
SVSvenska
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
SWKiswahili
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
TAதமிழ்
கிரோட்டாபிட்
ki-ro-ta-pi-t
TEతెలుగు
క్రోటాఫైట్
kro-ta-fai-t
THไทย
โคราตาไฟต์
khor-a-ta-fai-t
TLTL
crotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
TRTürkçe
krotaphite
kro-ta-fit
UKУкраїнська
кротафіт
kro-ta-fit
URاردو
کروٹا فائٹ
kro-ta-faait
VITiếng Việt
crotaphyte
kro-ta-fiːt
YOYO
krotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt
ZH中文
克罗塔菲特
kè luó tǎ fèi tè
ZUZU
krotaphite
kro-ta-fiːt