howieite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Howie +‎ -ite, in honour of the British mineralogist Robert Howie.

Noun[edit]

howieite (countable and uncountable, plural howieites)

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

References[edit]

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