niobophyllite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triclinic brown mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Word forms

niobophyllite

Etymology

For its composition of niobium, and Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) for its foliated crystal habit, + -ite.

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