apjohnite

English

Etymology

Named after James Apjohn (1796-1886), Professor of Mineralogy at Trinity College, Dublin and the person who first described the mineral.

Apjohn + -ite

Noun

apjohnite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Apjohnite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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