szomolnokite
/səˈmɒlnəˌkʌɪt/(also szmolnokite, szomolnikite) Mineralogy
noun
An iron-containing mineral of the kieserite group occurring as yellow to brownish crystals.
- Szomolnokite is a hydrated sulphate of iron, FeSO4.H2O, occurring as bipyramidal or tabular crystals, typically in association with pyrite and other sulphates. Crystal system: monoclinic. It was formerly also known as ferropallidite..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Mineralogy Magazine. From Hungarian szomolnokit from Szomolnok, the name of a village formerly in Hungary (now Smolník in Slovakia) + -it.