frondelite

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English

Etymology

Named after American mineralogist Clifford Frondel (1907–2002), +‎ -ite.

Noun

frondelite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

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