Elaeolite is variety of the mineral nepheline. For information about nepheline please click the article tab at the top of the page, or click -here-
Elaeolite comes from the Greek word for oil 'ελαιον' due to its greasy lustre. The name was introduced by Karsten and Klaproth (1809) for a mineral from the the syenite-pegmatite-dykes at Friedrichswärn Norway, later shown to be identical with nepheline. However the name was used as a varietal of nepheline during the 19th century.
Elaeolite has only been found in one place in the world. The map below shows major documented concentration of elaeolite:
Geographical Data
Mindat.org. Retrieved on 2013-04-15
History
Raade, G. (1996): Minerals originally described from Norway. Including notes on type material. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift. 11, 104 pp. + plates 1-7.
