protoanthophyllite
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 (1997–2025) “Protoanthophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “Proto-anthophyllite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
- “protoamphibole”, in Mindat.org – Glossary[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.