ferrocarpholite

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noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.

OriginLatin ferrum →
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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.

    The crystal structure refinement indicates vanadiocarpholite to be isotypic with carpholite, therefore it belongs to the carpholite group together with carpholite, magnesiocarpholite, ferrocarpholite, balipholite and potassic-carpholite.

    2005, Riccardo BASSO, Roberto CABELLA, Gabriella LUCCHETTI, Alberto MARTINELLI, Andrea PALENZONA, Vanadiocarpholite, Mn2+V3+Al(Si₂O₆)(OH)₄, a new mineral from the Molinello mine, northern Apennines, Italy

Origin

  1. Latinferrum“iron”
  2. Englishferrocarpholite

From ferro- + carpholite, from Latin ferrum (“iron”), for being the ferrous analog of carpholite.

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