astrophyllite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

astrophyllite (countable and uncountable, plural astrophyllites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Astrophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “astrophyllite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
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