laachite

English

Etymology

Named after the type locality: den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Laach Lake volcanic complex, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Laach + -ite

Noun

laachite

(mineralogy) A brown monoclinic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, titanium and zirconium

References

“laachite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

aethalic, tailache

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