holmquistite

English

Etymology

Per Johan Holmquist, Swedish petrologist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

holmquistite (plural holmquistites)

1. (mineralogy) A lithium magnesium aluminium inosilicate mineral, varying in colour from black or violet to sky blue.

Derived terms

• clino-ferro-ferri-holmquistite

 

Further reading

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