senegalite

English

Etymology

Senegal +‎ -ite, from the type locality.

Noun

senegalite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

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