fluorapophyllite

English

Etymology

fluor- + apophyllite

Noun

fluorapophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorapophyllites)

fluorapophyllite
  1. (mineralogy) A particular apophyllite mineral with more fluorine than hydroxide compared to similar minerals.

Further reading

  • Fluorapophyllite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • fluorapophyllite mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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