chamosite

English

Etymology

Named after the location Chamoson, Rhone Valley, Switzerland, + -ite

Noun

chamosite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Synonyms

• Brunsvigite
• Daphnite
• Delessite
• Thuringite

References

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

See also

Chamosite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia