romeite

English

Etymology

Romé +‎ -ite, named after the French mineralogist Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle. See French roméine.

Noun

romeite (countable and uncountable, plural romeites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow hexoctahedral calcium antimonate mineral with the chemical formula (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(O,OH,F).

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Romeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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