protoanthophyllite

English

Etymology

Named for being a protoamphibole polymorph of anthophyllite.

Noun

protoanthophyllite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, nickel, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Protoanthophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “Proto-anthophyllite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
• “protoamphibole”, in Mindat.org – Glossary‎^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.