vantasselite

English

Etymology

Named after Belgian mineralogist René Van Tassel (1916–2013), +‎ -ite.

Noun

vantasselite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A rare, white, orthorhombic aluminium phosphate mineral.

Further reading

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