theophrastite
English
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Etymology
[edit]The name is for Theophrastus, the first Greek mineralogist, 373/372-288/287 B.C., + -ite. The new mineral and the name were approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names.[1]
Noun
[edit]theophrastite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral emerald green mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, and oxygen.
References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Theophrastite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- ^ American Mineralogist, Volume 66, pages 1020-1021, Iggl, Theophrastite, Ni(OH)₂, a new mineral from Northern Greece (PDF)