faustite

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noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal apple green mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic-pinacoidal apple green mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

Origin

Named by Richard Erd et al in honour of George Faust (1908 - 1985), mineralogist and petrologist of the U.S. Geological Survey and the describer of the minerals huntite, pecoraite and schoenfliesite. Faust + -ite

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faustite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faustite

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“faustite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faustite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faustite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faustite.

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