sodicanthophyllite

English

Etymology

sodic +‎ anthophyllite. Named for its composition, being a sodic orthoamphibole resembling anthophyllite.

Noun

sodicanthophyllite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sodicanthophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“sodicanthophyllite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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