zinnwaldite

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English

Zinnwaldite

Etymology

From Zinnwald +‎ -ite, after what is now Cínovec.

Noun

zinnwaldite (plural zinnwaldites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals, KLiFe2+Al(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2, of the mica group.

Further reading

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