francoanellite

English

Etymology

Named after Italian professor of geology Franco Anelli, who discovered the cave where the mineral was discovered, +‎ -ite.

Noun

francoanellite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal yellowish white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.

Further reading

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