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Nanotube

A natural or man-made, nanometer-scale tubular structure.
See nanocomposite, imogolite.

Nanpingite

A dioctahedral member of the true mica group. The ideal end-member formula is CsAl2 vAlSi3O10(OH)2 (where v = vacancy) and forms as a 2M2 polytype. Nanpingite is the Cs analogue of muscovite and occurs at one locality, the Nanping pegmatite field, Fujian, China.

Natrium illite

An obsolete term for brammallite.

Natro-alumobiotite

An obsolete varietal term for biotite and sodian siderophyllite.

Natro-ferrophlogopite

An obsolete varietal term for biotite and sodian phlogopite.

Natronbiotite

An obsolete varietal term for biotite.

Natronmargarite

An obsolete term for calcic paragonite, calcic ephesite.

Natronphlogopite

An obsolete varietal term for sodian phlogopite.

Nelenite

See pyrosmalite.

Nemalite

An obsolete, varietal name for fibrous brucite, possibly brucite intergrown with chrysotile.