akatoreite

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English

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Etymology

Named after its type locality: Akatore Creek, Otago Region, New Zealand

From Akatore +‎ -ite.

Noun

akatoreite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow-orange triclinic mineral found in New Zealand and containing aluminium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen and silicon.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Akatoreite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • akatoreite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.