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English
Etymology
Named by Richard Erd et al in honour of George Faust (1908 - 1985), mineralogist and petrologist of the U.S. Geological Survey and the describer of the minerals huntite, pecoraite and schoenfliesite.
Faust + -ite
Noun
faustite
- (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal apple green mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.
References
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Faustite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.