zinnwaldite

See also: Zinnwaldite

English

Zinnwaldite

Etymology

From Zinnwald +‎ -ite, after what is now Cínovec.

Noun

zinnwaldite (plural zinnwaldites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals, KLiFe²⁺Al(AlSi₃)O₁₀(F,OH)₂, of the mica group.

Further reading

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