faustite

English

Etymology

Named by Richard Erd et al in honour of George Faust (1908 - 1985), mineralogist and petrologist of the U.S. Geological Survey and the describer of the minerals huntite, pecoraite and schoenfliesite.

Faust + -ite

Noun

faustite

1. (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal apple green mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

References

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