macfallite

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English

Etymology

Named after American author and amateur mineralogist Russell Patterson MacFall (1903–1983), +‎ -ite.

Noun

macfallite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and vanadium.

Further reading

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