rongidele
Rongidele is a fictional mineral species used in mineralogy education and speculative fiction to illustrate crystallography, nomenclature, and mineral properties. It appears in teaching materials and world-building contexts as an illustrative example rather than a real mineral.
The name rongidele derives from the fictional Rongid Mountains, a conventional type locality in many imagined
In the fictional account, rongidele is described as a silicate mineral with a layered or framework structure.
In practical use, rongidele serves as a pedagogical tool to demonstrate mineral naming, crystal systems, and
See also: List of mineral names, Silicate mineral, Crystal habit.