rhönite

English

Etymology

Named after the type locality in the Rhön Mountains, Hesse, Germany.

Rhön + -ite

Noun

rhönite

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, iron, oxygen, magnesium, silicon, and titanium.

References
  • “rhönite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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