stilpnomelane
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek στιλπνός (stilpnós, “glittering”), and μελανός (melanós, “black”).
Noun[edit]
stilpnomelane (countable and uncountable, plural stilpnomelanes)
- (mineralogy) A metamorphic phyllosilicate mineral of the mica group, having the chemical formula K(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)27.
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stilpnomelane”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “stilpnomelane”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.