sacrofanite

English

Etymology

After the Sacrafano volcano, in Italy, + -ite.

Noun

sacrofanite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

References
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sacrofanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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