armalcolite

English

Etymology

From the names of astronauts (ARM)strong, (AL)drin, and (COL)lins +‎ -ite; it was discovered by the Apollo 11 crew.

Noun

armalcolite (plural armalcolites)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral first discovered on the Moon.

Translations

an orthorhombic mineral first discovered on the Moon

• Finnish: armalkoliitti
• French: armalcolite f
• Portuguese: armalcolita f
• Spanish: armalcolita f

Further reading

• “armalcolite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Armalcolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.