shirozulite

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English

Etymology

Named after Japanese professor at University of Kyushu Haruo Shirozu, +‎ -lite.

Noun

shirozulite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark reddish brown mineral containing aluminum, barium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and titanium.

Further reading

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