eosphorite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “dawn”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”) + -ite, in reference to the pink colour of the mineral.
Noun
editeosphorite (usually uncountable, plural eosphorites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
References
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Eosphorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.