katophorite
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Katoforite, that from Ancient Greek κατώφορος (katṓphoros, “having a downward tendency”), from κατά (katá, “downward”) and φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”), referring to the mineral's volcanic origin. The suffix -ite was already used for other minerals.
Noun edit
katophorite (countable and uncountable, plural katophorites)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
- Sodium Amphibole. Aluminokatophorite Na2Ca(Fe^2,Mg)4 AlSi7 AlO22 (OH)2. Forms two series with Magnesio-aluminokatophorite and Ferrikatophorite.
Alternative forms edit
- katoforit (original name)
- katoforite
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Katophorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.