holfertite

English edit

The thin yellow crystal is holfertite.

Etymology edit

Holfert +‎ -ite, after John Holfert, the Utah resident who identified it.

Noun edit

holfertite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, titanium, and uranium.

References edit

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Holfertite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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