nagashimalite

English

Etymology

Named after Japanese amateur mineralogist Otokichi Nagashima (1890–1969), +‎ -lite

Noun

nagashimalite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal greenish black mineral containing barium, boron, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, titanium, and vanadium.

Further reading

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