apjohnite
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after James Apjohn (1796-1886), Professor of Mineralogy at Trinity College, Dublin and the person who first described the mineral.
Apjohn + -ite
Noun edit
apjohnite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Apjohnite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.