humboldtine

English

Etymology

Named after German polymath Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Humboldt +‎ -ine.

Noun

humboldtine

(mineralogy) A rare monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Translations

Translations

German: Humboldtin n

References

humboldtine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Humboldtine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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