messelite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Messel (Germany) +‎ -ite.

Noun

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messelite

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

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

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