franklinphilite

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English

Etymology

From Franklin +‎ -philite; named for type locality Franklin, New Jersey, and the devotion of mineralogists to the Franklin area mineralogy.

Noun

franklinphilite

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

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