astrophyllite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -ite.
Noun edit
astrophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural astrophyllites)
- (mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Astrophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “astrophyllite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.