althausite

English

Althausite

Etymology

Named for Egon Althouse, a German mineralogist + -ite.

Noun

althausite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal gray mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

References

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