franciscanite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Franciscan + -ite named after the Franciscan Complex geological formation near San Francisco California.
Noun
[edit]franciscanite
- (mineralogy) A brownish-red trigonal mineral containing manganese and vanadium found in California.
Further reading
[edit]- “franciscanite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.