orthopinakiolite

English

Etymology

For its composition related to pinakiolite with an orthorhombic crystal system.

Noun

orthopinakiolite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Further reading

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