brokenhillite

English

Etymology

Named after Broken Hill, Australia, where it is found; equivalent to Broken Hill +‎ -ite.

Noun

brokenhillite (uncountable)

  1. A disputed earth mineral, a manganese silicate of the pyrosmalite group.

Further reading

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