protoanthophyllite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named for being a protoamphibole polymorph of anthophyllite.
Noun
[edit]protoanthophyllite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, nickel, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Protoanthophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “Proto-anthophyllite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- “protoamphibole”, in Mindat.org – Glossary[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.