richellite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Richelle (in Belgium) +‎ -ite.

Noun

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richellite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Further reading

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