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English
Etymology
Named after French chemist Jean Rouxel (1935–1998), + -ite.
Noun
rouxelite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, copper, lead, mercury, oxygen, and sulfur.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Rouxelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “rouxelite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.