magnesiocarpholite

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English

Etymology

From magnesio- +‎ carpholite.

Noun

magnesiocarpholite (usually uncountable, plural magnesiocarpholites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
    • 2005, Riccardo BASSO, Roberto CABELLA, Gabriella LUCCHETTI, Alberto MARTINELLI, Andrea PALENZONA, Vanadiocarpholite, Mn2+V3+Al(Si2O6)(OH)4, a new mineral from the Molinello mine, northern Apennines, Italy:
      The crystal structure refinement indicates vanadiocarpholite to be isotypic with carpholite, therefore it belongs to the carpholite group together with carpholite, magnesiocarpholite, ferrocarpholite, balipholite and potassic-carpholite.

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