astrophyllite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

astrophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural astrophyllites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.

Derived terms

• zircophyllite

 

Further reading

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