roggianite
English edit
Etymology edit
Named in honour of Aldo Giuseppe Roggiani (1914-1986), Italian science teacher who found the first specimen and an expert on the mineralogy of the Ossola region
Roggiani + -ite
Noun edit
roggianite
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Roggianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.