fougerite

English

Alternative forms

• fougèrite

Etymology

From Fougères +‎ -ite, after a commune in France where it was found.

Noun

fougerite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal clay mineral that is chemically and structurally related to green rust.
   • 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 233:

     Typical fougèrite crystals are small enough to become embedded in protocell membranes, which turns these crystals into natural channels, transporting and concentrating a chemical called pyrophosphate within these membranes.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Fougerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “fougerite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.