zunyite

English

Etymology

Named after the Zuni mine, in Colorado; see -ite.

Noun

zunyite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A fluorosilicate mineral of alumina occurring in tetrahedral crystals, chemical formula Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl.

Translations

mineral

• French: zunyite (fr) f

See also

• zunyite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

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