fuchsite

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English

Etymology

Named in 1842 by Karl F. Emil von Schafhäutl in honor of Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs, a German chemist and mineralogist.

Noun

fuchsite (plural fuchsites)

  1. (mineralogy) A green variety of muscovite

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Fuchsite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • fuchsite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Italian

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Noun

fuchsite f (plural fuchsiti)

  1. (mineralogy) fuchsite