fichtelite
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See also: Fichtelite
English
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Etymology
[edit]Named for type locality Fichtelgebirge (contracted) (in Germany)) + -ite.
Noun
[edit]fichtelite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Fichtelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “fichtelite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.