crandallite
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after American mining engineer Milan Lucian Crandall, Jr. (1880–1959), who worked in the mine where the mineral was discovered, + -ite.
Noun edit
crandallite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Crandallite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “crandallite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.