bannisterite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Bannister + -ite, after British mineralogist Frederick Allen Bannister.
Noun
[edit]bannisterite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.
References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Bannisterite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.