faustite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Named by Richard Erd et al in honour of George Faust (1908 - 1985), mineralogist and petrologist of the U.S. Geological Survey and the describer of the minerals huntite, pecoraite and schoenfliesite.

Faust + -ite

Noun[edit]

faustite

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal apple green mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

References[edit]

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