fichtelite

See also: Fichtelite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Fichtelgebirge (contracted) (in Germany)) +‎ -ite.

Noun

fichtelite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.

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