attakolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄττακος (áttakos, “salmon”) +‎ -lite, for its color.

Noun

attakolite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, silicon, and strontium.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Attakolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “attakolite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.