roggianite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named in honour of Aldo Giuseppe Roggiani (1914-1986), Italian science teacher who found the first specimen and an expert on the mineralogy of the Ossola region
Roggiani + -ite
Noun[edit]
roggianite
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
References[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Roggianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.