franklinphilite

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noun

A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

Origin

From Franklin + -philite; named for type locality Franklin, New Jersey, and the devotion of mineralogists to the Franklin area mineralogy.

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franklinphilite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franklinphilite

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“franklinphilite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franklinphilite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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