johnsomervilleite

English

Etymology

John Somerville +‎ -ite

Noun

johnsomervilleite (uncountable)

(mineralogy) A dark, brittle, vitreous mineral comprising mostly iron, phosphorus, and oxygen.

Further reading

“Johnsomervilleite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“johnsomervilleite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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