Wiktionary

zanazziite

English edit

Etymology edit

Zanazzi +‎ -ite, after P. F. Zanazzi, Italian professor of mineralogy.

Noun edit

zanazziite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A complex phosphate with the chemical formula Ca2(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)4Be4(OH)4(PO4)6·6H2O, having a pale to dark olive-green colour.

Further reading edit

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