apjohnite

English

Etymology

Named after James Apjohn (1796-1886), Professor of Mineralogy at Trinity College, Dublin and the person who first described the mineral.

Apjohn + -ite

Noun

apjohnite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.

References

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