fichtelite

See also: Fichtelite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Fichtelgebirge (contracted) (in Germany)) +‎ -ite.

Noun

fichtelite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.

Further reading

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