serandite

See also: sérandite

English

Etymology

French sérandite, named for J. M. Sérand.

Noun

serandite (usually uncountable, plural serandites)

  1. (mineralogy) An often reddish mineral of the wollastonite group. It is the manganese analogue of pectolite.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Serandite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “serandite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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