melanterite

See also: Melanterite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek μελαντηρία (melantēría)

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.

Latin -ītēslbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English melanterite

From Ancient Greek μελαντηρία (melantēría) + English -ite.

Noun

melanterite (countable and uncountable, plural melanterites)

1. (mineralogy) a widespread green, mostly fibrous mineral composed of hydrated ferrous sulphate

Synonyms

• iron vitriol

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: melanteriitti
• French: mélantérite
• German: Melanterite m
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: σῶρυ f (sôru)

• Japanese: 緑礬 (りょくばん, ryokuban)
• Persian: بلخچ (balaxč)
• Romanian: melanterit n

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Melanterite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “melanterite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.