alleghanyite

English

Etymology

From Alleghany +‎ -ite. Named in 1932 by Clarence S. Ross and Paul F. Kerr after the type locality: Bald Knob deposit, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA.

Noun

alleghanyite (countable and uncountable, plural alleghanyites)

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

References

David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Alleghanyite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.