taramellite

English

Etymology

Named after Italian professor of geology at University of Pavia, Torquato Taramelli (1845–1922), +‎ -ite.

Noun

taramellite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, boron, chlorine, iron, lead, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Taramellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “taramellite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.