taramellite

English

Etymology

Named after Italian professor of geology at University of Pavia, Torquato Taramelli (1845–1922), +‎ -ite.

Noun

taramellite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, boron, chlorine, iron, lead, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Taramellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “taramellite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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