fougerite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Fougères +‎ -ite, after a commune in France where it was found.

Noun[edit]

fougerite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal clay mineral that is chemically and structurally related to green rust.
    • 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 233:
      Typical fougèrite crystals are small enough to become embedded in protocell membranes, which turns these crystals into natural channels, transporting and concentrating a chemical called pyrophosphate within these membranes.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Fougerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “fougerite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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