apjohnite

English

Etymology

Named after James Apjohn (1796-1886), Professor of Mineralogy at Trinity College, Dublin and the person who first described the mineral.

Apjohn + -ite

Noun

apjohnite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.

References
  • “Apjohnite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
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