English edit

Etymology edit

Howie +‎ -ite, in honour of the British mineralogist Robert Howie.

Noun edit

howieite (countable and uncountable, plural howieites)

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

References edit

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