clinoferrosilite

English

Etymology

From clino- +‎ ferrosilite, named for being a monoclinic dimorph of ferrosilite.

Noun

clinoferrosilite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

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