childrenite
/ˈtʃɪldrɪnʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A phosphate mineral typically found as pale or yellowish brown prismatic crystals.
- Childrenite is a hydrated basic phosphate of manganese, iron, and aluminium, (Mn, Fe)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O. Crystal system: orthorhombic..
Origin
Early 19th century. From the name of John George Children, English chemist and mineralogist, keeper of minerals at the British Museum of Natural History + -ite.
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