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English
Etymology
Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, + -lite.
Noun
derbylite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Derbylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “derbylite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.