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forbesite Min.|ˈfɔːbzaɪt|
[ad. G. forbesit (A. Kenngott Uebersicht d. Resultate min. Forschungen 1862–1865 (1868) 47), f. the name of David Forbes (1828–76), English geologist and explorer, who first analysed it: see -ite1.]
A hydrated arsenate of nickel and cobalt found in the Atacama desert, Chile, as greyish-white crusts.
1868J. D. Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 5) 560 D. Forbes describes..a mineral occurring in the desert of Atacama in veins in a decomposed dioryte... Kenngott names it Forbesite. 1935J. W. Mellor Inorg. & Theoret. Chem. XIV. 424 The cobalt minerals include..Forbesite, H2(Ni, Co)2(AsO4)2·8H2O. |