kingsmountite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Kings Mount(ain) + -ite, after the type locality, Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

Noun[edit]

kingsmountite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

References[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kingsmountite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.