kornerupine
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup (1857–1883), Danish geologist + -ine.
Noun
[edit]kornerupine (plural kornerupines)
- (mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe2+)4(Al,Fe3+)6(SiO4,BO4)5(O,OH)2, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Kornerupine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “kornerupine”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.