wyllieite

English

Etymology

After Peter John Wyllie, American geologist, + -ite

Noun

wyllieite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.

References

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