# bannisterite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

## Etymology
From Bannister + -ite, after British mineralogist Frederick Allen Bannister.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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