zwieselite

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English

Etymology

Named for type locality Zwiesel (in Bavaria, Germany) +‎ -ite.

Noun

zwieselite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A brown to black mineral containing manganese, iron, phosphorus, oxygen, and fluorine.

Further reading

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