barstowite

English

Etymology

Barstow +‎ -ite after Richard W. Barstow, Cornish mineral collector.

Noun

barstowite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A transparent to white monoclinic halide mineral.

Further reading

  • “Barstowite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • barstowite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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