richellite

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English

Etymology

Named for type locality Richelle (in Belgium) +‎ -ite.

Noun

richellite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

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