frondelite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after American mineralogist Clifford Frondel (1907–2002), +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

frondelite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading[edit]

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