kentbrooksite

English

Etymology

Named for geologist C. Kent Brooks +‎ -ite

Noun

kentbrooksite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Derived terms

References

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