humboldtine

English

Etymology

Named after German polymath Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Humboldt +‎ -ine.

Noun

humboldtine

1. (mineralogy) A rare monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Translations

Translations

• German: Humboldtin n

References

• humboldtine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Humboldtine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.