santabarbaraite

English

Etymology

From Santa Barbara +‎ -ite. Named after Santa Barbara in Italy, where it was found.

Noun

santabarbaraite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An amorphous ferric hydroxy phosphate mineral hydrate.

Further reading

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