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English
Etymology
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Noun
leightonite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.
References
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Leightonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.