halotrichite Min.
(hæˈlɒtrɪkaɪt)
[Named by Glocker, 1839, f. as prec. + -ite.]
Iron alum, occurring in yellowish-white, fibrous masses.
| 1849 Nicol Min. 323. 1868 Dana Min. (ed. 5) 654 Halotrichite, Silky fibrous. Yellowish-white. Taste inky-astringent. 1875 Plattner Blowpipe 208 Halotrichite fuses in the matrass in its water of crystallization. |