spodiosite

English

Etymology

Swedish spodiosit, from Ancient Greek σπόδιος (spódios, “grey”).

Noun

spodiosite (plural spodiosites)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, and phosphorus.
   • 1911, Journal of the Chemical Society, volume 100, page 735:

     The apatites, which are more soluble than the spodiosites, are formed on heating the latter to redness, hence spodiosites rarely occur in nature.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Spodiosite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.