barrandite

barrandite
\\bəˈranˌdīt, ˈbarən-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: French barrandite, from Joachim Barrande died 1883 French geologist + French -ite
: a mineral (Fe,Al)Po4.2H2O consisting of a pale-gray hydrous phosphate of iron and aluminum belonging to the isomorphous series strengite-variscite

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barrandite Min.
(ˈbærəndaɪt)
[Named (in 1867) after Barrande, a Bohemian geologist: see -ite.]
A phosphate of alumina and iron occurring in spheroidal concretions at Cerhovic in Bohemia.
Dana Min. 574.

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  • barrandite — bar·ran·dite …   English syllables

  • Variscite — Catégorie VIII : phosphates, arséniates, vanadates[1] Variscite La Floquerie, Pannecé, France …   Wikipédia en Français

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