magnesiocarpholite

noun

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

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Meanings

nounmagnesiocarpholite (usually uncountable, plural magnesiocarpholites)

plural magnesiocarpholites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

    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

From magnesio- + carpholite.

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