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English
Etymology
Named after American mining engineer Dr. Mark Chance Bandy, who found the mineral, + -lite
Noun
bandylite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing boron, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bandylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “bandylite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.