franklinphilite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Franklin, New Jersey, + Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, love), for the devotion of mineralogists to the Franklin area mineralogy, +‎ -ite.

Noun

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franklinphilite

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

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