ferrocarpholite
English
Etymology
ferro- + carpholite, from Latin ferrum (“iron”), for being the ferrous analog of carpholite.
Noun
ferrocarpholite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
- 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.
- 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
Further reading
- “Ferrocarpholite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “ferrocarpholite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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