zanazziite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Zanazzi + -ite, after P. F. Zanazzi, Italian professor of mineralogy.
Noun
editzanazziite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A complex phosphate with the chemical formula Ca2(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)4Be4(OH)4(PO4)6·6H2O, having a pale to dark olive-green colour.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Zanazziite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “zanazziite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.