descloizite

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English

Etymology

Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), French mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

descloizite (countable and uncountable, plural descloizites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Descloizite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • descloizite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.