barbertonite

English

Etymology

From Barberton +‎ -ite, after Barberton district, Transvaal, South Africa.

Noun

barbertonite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A magnesium chromium carbonate mineral, a hexagonal polymorph of stichtite.

Further reading

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