alamosite
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English
Etymology
From Álamos + -ite, after the locality in Mexico where it was first found, which is in turn from Spanish álamo (“poplar”).
Noun
alamosite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Alamosite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “alamosite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.