carrollite

English

Carrolite'

Etymology

Named for type locality Carroll County, Maryland, +‎ -ite.

Noun

carrollite

  1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur.

Further reading

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