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Etymology edit

Named for type locality Pretul Mountain in the Fischbacher Alpine mountains (in Styria, Austria) +‎ -ite.

Noun edit

pretulite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal pale pink mineral containing oxygen, phosphorus, and scandium.

Further reading edit

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

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