taaffeite

English

Etymology

Taaffe +‎ -ite, after Edward Charles Richard Taaffe (1898-1967), Irish gemmologist, who discovered it in a sample set of spinel from whence it was miscategorized

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːfʌɪt/

Noun

taaffeite (plural taaffeites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • magnesiotaaffeite

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Taaffeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “taaffeite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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