roggianite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named in honour of Aldo Giuseppe Roggiani (1914-1986), Italian science teacher who found the first specimen and an expert on the mineralogy of the Ossola region
Roggiani + -ite
Noun
[edit]roggianite
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Roggianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.