Ichthyophthalme

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Name:	The name was introduced by d`Andrada in 1800 for a mineral from the Utö mines in Sweden. The name is derivated from the greek words for fish, ἰχθύς and eye, οφθαλμός, after the fisheyelike lustre of the mineral. Later showed to be identical with apophyllite.
Synonym of:	Apophyllite

An obsolete synonym.

References for Ichthyophthalme
Reference List: - +	d' Andrada (1800a): Exposé succint des caractères et des propriétés de plusieurs nouveaux minéraux de Suède et de Norwège, avec quelques observations chimiques faites sur ces substances. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d' Histoire Naturelle et des Arts. 51, 239-246 - d’Andrada, J. B. (1800b): Der eigenschaften und kennzeichen einiger neuen fossilien aus Schweden und Norwegen nebst einigen chemischen bemerkungen ueber dieselben. Allgemeines Journal der Chemie . 4, 28-39 [german translation of D' Andrada 1800a]
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