franklinphilite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Franklin, New Jersey, + Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “love”), for the devotion of mineralogists to the Franklin area mineralogy, +‎ -ite.

Noun

franklinphilite

1. (mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

Further reading

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