faustite
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
faustite
- (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal apple green mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Faustite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.