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ferrocarpholite

ferrocarpholite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.

Noun

ferrocarpholite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
    • The crystal structure refinement indicates vanadiocarpholite to be isotypic with carpholite, therefore it belongs to the carpholite group together with carpholite, magnesiocarpholite, ferrocarpholite, balipholite and potassic-carpholite.2005, Riccardo BASSO, Roberto CABELLA, Gabriella LUCCHETTI, Alberto MARTINELLI, Andrea PALENZONA, Vanadiocarpholite, Mn2+V3+Al(Si₂O₆)(OH)₄, a new mineral from the Molinello mine, northern Apennines...

Origin of ferrocarpholite

From ferro- + carpholite, from Latin ferrum (“iron”), for being the ferrous analog of carpholite.

Questions about ferrocarpholite

What does ferrocarpholite mean?
Ferrocarpholite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
What part of speech is ferrocarpholite?
Ferrocarpholite is a noun.

Words near ferrocarpholite in the dictionary

  1. ferrobustamite
  2. ferrocalcite
  3. ferrocarbon
  4. ferrocarbon titanium
  5. ferrocarbons
  6. ferrocarpholite
  7. ferroceladonite
  8. ferrocement
  9. ferrocements
  10. ferrocene
  11. ferrocenes

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