tyrolite
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English
Etymology
Tyrol (“place name in Austria, where it was discovered”) + -ite
Noun
tyrolite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A hydrated calcium copper arsenate carbonate mineral that forms glassy blue to green orthorhombic radial crystals and botryoidal masses.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Tyrolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “tyrolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.