poppiite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Luciano Poppi, Professor of Mineralogy at Modena and Reggio Emilia University

Poppi + -ite

Noun

poppiite (countable and uncountable, plural poppiites)

1. (mineralogy) A greenish-brown monoclinic mineral that is a basic silicate of calcium, vanadium, iron, magnesium and aluminium

References

• “poppiite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.