dmisteinbergite

English

Etymology

Dmitri Steinberg +‎ -ite

Noun

dmisteinbergite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A colourless mineral, a hexagonal polymorph of anorthite, with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₂O₈.
   • 2001, William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, Rock-forming Minerals: Feldspars, volume 4A, page 654:

     Chesnokov et al. also reported from the same locality dmisteinbergite, a natural hexagonal polymorph of anorthite.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Dmisteinbergite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “dmisteinbergite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.