A type of amphibole mineral, a silicate rock that forms in metamorphic rocks and contains calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum.
Named after Eden, a location in New York where the mineral was first identified, following the scientific naming convention of naming minerals after their discovery location.
Edenite is a beautiful example of how geologists name minerals—Eden, New York isn't a famous mining site, but it was literally where someone first found this amphibole and decided to call it that!
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