fichtelite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Named for type locality Fichtelgebirge (contracted) (in Germany)) +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

fichtelite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.

Further reading[edit]

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